| Josh Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Wilson with the Seattle Mariners in 2009 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: (1981-03-26)March 26, 1981 (age 44) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 2005, for the Florida Marlins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 2015, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .229 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 84 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Joshua Aaron Wilson (born March 26, 1981) is an American former professionalbaseballinfielder. Wilson is aMt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania native.[1] He was part of the 1998 Pennsylvania state championship baseball team and Pennsylvania Player of the Year. Wilson played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theFlorida Marlins,Washington Nationals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Arizona Diamondbacks,San Diego Padres,Seattle Mariners,Milwaukee Brewers,Texas Rangers, andDetroit Tigers.
Wilson was drafted by theFlorida Marlins in the third round of the1999 Major League Baseball draft. Wilson passed up a scholarship toLouisiana State University to sign with the Marlins.[2] He received a $400,000signing bonus.[2] Wilson began his professional career with theGulf Coast League Marlins. Wilsonbatted .266 with 54hits, 9doubles, 4triples, 27runs batted in (RBI), and 14stolen bases in 53 games. On the team, Wilson was first inplate appearances (237),at-bats (203), hits; was tied for first inruns (29), triples; and was second in doubles, and RBIs.[3] In 2000, Wilson split the season between the Low-AUtica Blue Sox of theNew York–Penn League and the Single-AKane County Cougars of theMidwest League. With the Blue Sox, Wilson batted .344 with 89 hits, 13 doubles, six triples, threehome runs, 43 RBI, and nine stolen bases in 66 games. Wilson was second in the New York—Penn League in batting average, and was tied for second in hits.[4] After his stint with the Blue Sox, Wilson was promoted to the Kane County Cougars. With the Cougars, he batted .269 with 14 hits, three doubles, one triple, one home run, and six RBI in 13 games. The next season, 2001, Wilson played for the Single-A Kane County Cougars. He batted .285 with 144 hits, 28 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 61 RBI, and 17 stolen bases in 123 games. Wilson was second on the Cougars in doubles, andcaught stealing (11); and was third in games played, plate appearances (546), at-bats (506), hits, doubles, and stolen bases.
Wilson was called up to the Marlins in September 2005.[5] He made his Major League debut on September 7 against theWashington Nationals, popping out as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. He did not record his first hit until the last game of the season, on October 2 against theAtlanta Braves, when he doubled to left field in the bottom of the 10th off ofKyle Davies and then scored the winning run on a single byJuan Pierre.
On January 6, 2006, he was traded to theColorado Rockies for a player to be named later, but he missed the first part of the 2006 season after being placed on the 60-daydisabled list with a broken toe. He played in 89 games that season with the Triple-AColorado Springs Sky Sox, hitting .307, but did not get called up to the Majors.
Wilson signed as a free agent with theWashington Nationals on November 8, 2006.
In 2007, he appeared in 15 games for the Nationals before they placed him on waivers.
He was claimed by theTampa Bay Devil Rays on May 10, 2007, and appeared in 90 games for them during the season. On June 8, Wilson pitched a scoreless 8th inning in arelief pitching appearance against the Marlins in a 14–8 loss.[6]
On December 3, 2007, Wilson was claimed off waivers by thePittsburgh Pirates. He was subsequently assigned to the Triple-AIndianapolis Indians, where he hit .276 in 97 games.
In August 2008, Wilson was acquired by theBoston Red Sox and assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, thePawtucket Red Sox. Wilson's acquisition by the Sox completed a three team deal which sentManny Ramirez to theLos Angeles Dodgers from the Red Sox,Jason Bay to the Red Sox from the Pirates and infielderAndy LaRoche, andpitcherBryan Morris from the Dodgers, andoutfielderBrandon Moss and pitcherCraig Hansen from the Red Sox to the Pirates.[7]
In December 2008, Wilson signed with theArizona Diamondbacks. While on the Diamondbacks he helped turn a triple play against theLos Angeles Dodgers and was once again used as a relief pitcher, throwing a 90 mph fastball.
Wilson was designated for assignment on May 14 by the Diamondbacks and was picked up by theSan Diego Padres on waivers on May 15.
On June 7, 2009, he pitched for the Padres against the Diamondbacks in the 18th inning of an extra inning game. He allowed a three-run, opposite field, game-winning home run toMark Reynolds on an 88-MPH, cut fastball.[8] He was the losing pitcher in a 9-6 Diamondbacks win. It was the second pitching appearance of the season for Wilson, who also pitched a scoreless 9th inning for the Diamondbacks against theCincinnati Reds on May 11.
On June 19, Wilson was claimed off waivers by theSeattle Mariners.[9] While with the Seattle Mariners, he was affectionately nicknamed "The Paperboy" byKen Griffey Jr. With the Mariners in '09 he hit .250 with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs and 10 RBIs in 45 games giving him a combined average of .219 with 42 hits in 72 games between Arizona, San Diego and Seattle. Then on December 10, 2009, Wilson re-signed with the Mariners. On December 10, 2010, Wilson resigned with the Mariners to the tune of $725,000.
On March 28, 2011, the Mariners released Wilson.[10]
On March 31, 2011, Wilson reportedly agreed to a minor league contract to return to the Diamondbacks.[11] Wilson had his contract purchased by Arizona on April 25.[12] He was designated for assignment on May 23.[13]
Wilson was claimed off waivers by theMilwaukee Brewers on May 25, 2011. In only his second appearance for the Brewers, Wilson hit a pinch hit home run. Only a week later he hit his 2nd home run, which was a go-ahead homer in extra innings against the Marlins. While with the Brewers, Wilson turned the second triple play of his career.[14]
Wilson signed a contract with theAtlanta Braves on November 22, 2011[15] but suffered a setback injury during spring training and never made it to the big leagues with the club.
Wilson returned to the Diamondbacks for the third time in 2013 and made the big league roster out of spring training. He was designated for assignment on June 21, 2013.[16]
Wilson signed a minor league deal with theTexas Rangers on December 12, 2013.[17] He was designated for assignment on May 8, 2014.[18] Wilson elected free agency in October 2014.[19]
On January 12, 2015, theDetroit Tigers signed Wilson to a minor league contract.[20] On June 2, Wilson was called up by the Tigers from theTriple-AToledo Mud Hens.[21] On June 20, Wilson made the fourth pitching appearance of his career against theNew York Yankees, giving up a solo home run toChris Young before pitching the rest of the eighth inning. He was designated for assignment by the Tigers on July 7.[22] Wilson cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Toledo on July 8.[23] Wilson batted .252 with three home runs, 30 RBI, and 10 stolen bases for the Mud Hens. He was called up by the Tigers on September 8, as aSeptember call-up.[24]
On April 8, 2016, Wilson signed with theYork Revolution of theAtlantic League of Professional Baseball. Wilson played in 120 games for the Revolution in 2016, posting a .255 batting average and 28 doubles.
On April 18, 2017, Wilson was signed by theTexas Rangers to a minor league contract.[25]
On June 1, 2017, Wilson was traded to theCleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations. Playing in 54 games for the Triple–AColumbus Clippers, Wilson batted .207/.291/.303 with two home runs and nine RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[26]
On January 7, 2019, Wilson was named to the scouting staff for theDetroit Tigers.[27]
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