Jonathan David "JJ" Wetherholt (born September 10, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
As a freshman at West Virginia in 2022, Wetherholt played in 54 games (making 53 starts) and hit .308 with five home runs, 39 RBIs, 17 doubles, and 15 stolen bases.
[19] Wetherholt was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round with the seventh overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.
He was quickly promoted to Single-A Palm Beach of the Florida State League on July 30 for the remainder of the season.
[23] Wetherholt was also a key contributor in the subsequent playoff rounds, highlighted by a two-run triple in the seventh inning of the decisive championship game to help Palm Beach win their first Florida State league title since 2017.