Wade played only one season of high school baseball team on a dare.

In the summer of 1991, he impressed Atlanta Braves scouts during a tryout and was signed to an amateur free agent contract.

[1] Wade earned a World Series ring by pitching in three games in 1995, a total of four innings.

He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the expansion franchise draft following the 1997 season (November 18, 1997; 60th overall).

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