A's place Wilson (shoulder) on IL; Kurtz (thumb) also out for rest of season

HOUSTON -- The Athletics officially placed Jacob Wilson on the 10-day injured list prior to Friday’s series opener against the Astros at Daikin Park.

The 24-year-old shortstop traveled back to Sacramento on Thursday, but he is not scheduled to see the doctor until Tuesday, per manager Mark Kotsay.

“Unfortunately, there is no new update other than once he sees the doctor and the decision is made on how we proceed further,” Kotsay said on Friday. “Like I said yesterday, it is most likely season-ending, and I will continue to say that until we get a different answer from either Jacob or the doctors.”

It's another unfortunate blow to an A's club that has 13 players on the injured list with Wilson’s addition. He had missed the previous four games due to the injury.

On Wednesday, Kotsay said Wilson had not been swinging or throwing while receiving treatment for his shoulder, which was aggravated on Monday when Wilson couldn't get to his full range of motion while swinging. Kotsay had previously stated that Wilson's availability was strictly as a pinch-runner late in games, but by Thursday, he was unavailable.

It's the same injury that Wilson had been dealing with since being placed on the injured list in May (left shoulder subluxation) after making a diving attempt for an infield single by Gunnar Henderson. At the time, it was reported that this specific injury can sometimes lead to surgery, but Wilson was able to return exactly one month after his IL placement and play through any lingering issues.

That's been harder of late, as Wilson missed the remainder of last Friday's game against the Rangers and Saturday's contest after getting hit by a pitch on his left pinkie finger. Wilson was also placed on the IL at the end of June with right thumb inflammation, but he returned after the minimum 10-day stay.

“He’s definitely been playing with his shoulder [injury] since he came back off the IL,” Kotsay said on Thursday. “We knew the shoulder, if he had to make another play, which he did in Boston [during Aug. 7-9], that it may come back and be an issue. For him I’m sure it’s disappointing to not be able to continue and finish the season.”

Despite the constant physical ailments, Wilson has gone on to hit .266 with seven homers, 37 RBIs and a .686 OPS in 80 games. The 2025 All-Star hit .311 with 13 homers, 63 RBIs and a .799 OPS over 125 games in his breakout campaign a year ago.

Wilson’s IL announcement was one of many roster moves made by the A’s on Friday.

First baseman Nick Kurtz, who had been on the 10-day IL since the start of August with a right thumb strain, was transferred to the 60-day injured list, ending his season.

“He’s going to continue to get treatment with us all the way through the end of the season,” Kotsay said on Friday. “There’s hope he might at least be able to swing a bat before he leaves us to make sure that the procedure he had has taken care of his issue.”

Right-hander Taylor Rashi was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas, infielder Michael Stefanic had his contract selected from Las Vegas and right-hander Kade Morris was recalled from Las Vegas to round out the roster moves.

With Wilson and Kurtz sidelined, they join Brent Rooker (left knee bone bruise) Shea Langeliers (torn right meniscus), Luis Severino (right shoulder strain) and Tyler Soderstrom (left hip impingement), all of whom are also out for the rest of the season.

Soderstrom underwent successful surgery on Friday on his left hip, which included a hip labral repair and cartilage debridement to address femoroacetabular impingement, the A’s announced. The surgery was performed by Dr. Marc Phillipon in Vail, Colo.

“For all these guys, the one thing I can say is they played through injuries all season,” Kotsay said. “You can kind of follow the timeline of when they were injured and playing because there was a performance dip, especially for Nick, Rook, Wilson and Soderstrom. I think Lang’s the one guy that the injury was an occurrence of a particular play. Again, these are five guys we are talking about that were in our Opening Day lineup one through five. That’s a big impact.”