[3] Joseph played for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double–A Eastern League in 2012, and appeared in the All-Star Futures Game that year.

[5] On July 31, 2012, the Giants traded Joseph with Nate Schierholtz and Seth Rosin to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Hunter Pence.

[10] Joseph suffered a wrist injury in 2014 which limited him to 27 games played, and required season ending surgery.

[4] After posting a .347 average and a .611 slugging percentage in the first 27 games of the 2016 season, the Phillies promoted Joseph from Lehigh Valley to the major leagues on May 13, 2016.

[12] On June 1, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin announced his plans to give Joseph extended playing time at first base and keep the slumping veteran Ryan Howard on the bench.

[22] In 15 games split between the GCL Red Sox and Double–A Portland Sea Dogs, he slashed .263/.307/.386 with one home run and seven RBI.

On January 6, 2022, Joseph was announced as the hitting coach for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets.

[25] On March 8, 2023, Joseph was hired as the hitting coach for the Eugene Emeralds, the High-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.