Jacob Wilson (baseball)

Jacob Clinton Wilson (born July 29, 1990) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Washington Nationals organization. He previously played in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants.

Jacob Wilson
Washington Nationals
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1990-07-29) July 29, 1990
Bartlett, Tennessee
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
June 19, 2019, for the Lotte Giants
KBO statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.251
Home runs9
Runs batted in37
Teams

Career

Amateur career

Wilson played college baseball at the University of Memphis for the Tigers from 2009 to 2012. As a senior, he was the Conference USA Player of the Year after hitting .320 with 17 home runs and a 1.009 OPS.[1][2]

St. Louis Cardinals

Wilson was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[3] He signed with the Cardinals and made his professional debut with the Batavia Muckdogs.

In 2013, he played for the Peoria Chiefs and Palm Beach Cardinals.[4]

In 2014, he started with Springfield and was then promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals.[5] His season came to an end after 66 games due to a knee injury.[6]

During the 2016 season, he split time between the Memphis Redbirds and the Springfield Cardinals. He finished the 2016 season batting .223 with 14 home runs.[7]

In 2017, Wilson spent with the Springfield Cardinals, posting a .248 batting average with 17 home runs and 66 RBIs.

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals selected Wilson with one of their two picks in the minor league Rule 5 draft in December 2017.[8]

In 2018, Wilson retooled his swing over the off-season and emerged as a more successful hitter, quickly progressing in the Nationals organization from the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators to the Class-AAA Syracuse Chiefs while playing multiple infield and outfield positions. With a batting average above the .300 mark near the International League season's midway point, Wilson was named to represent the Chiefs in the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game.[9]

Wilson was invited to participate in major league spring training before the 2019 season with the Nationals.[10] He began the year with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, and hit .313 with 15 home runs and 48 RBIs across 54 games before he left the team on June 9.[11]

Lotte Giants

On June 10, 2019, he officially signed with the Lotte Giants of the KBO League on a one-year, $400,000 deal.[12] He became a free agent following the season.

Washington Nationals (second stint)

On February 12, 2020, Wilson signed a minor league deal to return to the Washington Nationals organization.

See also

References
  1. "Jacob Wilson Earns C-USA Player of the Year Honors". gotigersgo.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. Phil Stukenborg. "U of M third baseman Jacob Wilson named C-USA Player of the Year". MCA. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. "Jacob Wilson Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in 2012 MLB Draft". gotigersgo.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. Phil Stukenborg. "U of M Campus Notebook: Ex-Tiger Jacob Wilson thriving in Peoria". MCA. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  5. "Texas League notebook: St. Louis Cardinals' Jacob Wilson enjoying the journey with Springfield - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  6. Phil Stukenborg. "U of M notebook: Wilson, former star for Tigers and Bartlett, impressing Cardinals in minors". MCA. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  7. "Jacob Wilson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  8. Rains, Rob (December 14, 2017). "In Triple A phase of Rule 5 draft, #STLCards lose infielder Jacob Wilson to Nationals, pick up OFs Angel Moreno from Tampa Bay and Jean Selmo, 17 yo from Arizona". twitter.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  9. Kramer, Lindsay (June 27, 2018). "Syracuse Chiefs infielder named to International League all-star team". Syracuse.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  10. Shinberg, Ross (March 14, 2019). "Washington Nationals: Nationals Make Roster Moves". District on Deck. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  11. Polishuk, Mark (June 9, 2019). "KBO's Lotte Giants to Acquire Jacob Wilson, Release Carlos Asuaje". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  12. "롯데, 아수아헤도 교체…내야수 제이콥 윌슨 영입". Naver Sports (in Korean). June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
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