Will Wilson #18

WILL BRADLEY WILSON...Married, Tori Wilson...At NC State, was a consensus All-American in 2019 as well as being named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-ACC...In 2018 he played on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was a Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American, NCBWA Third Team All-American and All-ACC First Team...In his freshman 2017 season he was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American...Wilson was one of five finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the nation’s top shortstop...Batted .335 with 16 home runs, 57 RBI and .661 slugging percentage as a junior at NC State...Hails from Kings Mountain, N.C., 30 miles west of Charlotte near the site of famous and pivotal Revolutionary War battle...Hit .535 as a senior on way to all-state honors...Was a groomsman in fellow NC State alum Patrick Bailey’s wedding...Bailey was also a groomsman in Wilson’s wedding...Fan of the Washington Commanders...Enjoys hunting and fishing, enjoyed Braves baseball growing up and favorite players were Chipper Jones and Derek Jeter.

2024

Selected by Cleveland off the SF Double-A roster in the Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, will be attending his fourth ML camp as an invitee ('20, '21, '23 with SF)...Former 2019 first round pick by the Angels was traded six months later to the Giants along with INF Zack Cozart...Split the 2024 season between AA Richmond and AAA Sacramento...Started in the Eastern League and was promoted to Triple-A on Aug. 1... Had a pair of 11-game on-base streaks for Richmond...RBI in six straight games, June 14-21...Combined on the year, made 60 starts at shortstop, 29 starts at third base and nine starts at second base.

2023

Started year at AAA Sacramento and was sent to AA Richmond on 8/8...Batted a combined .228 with career-highs in HR (18) and RBI (66).

2022

Began the year with Double-A Richmond and hit .225 with 12 homers and 27 RBI with the Squirrels... Earned his first promotion to Triple-A on June 14... appeared in 10 games with the River Cats and hit .182 with two RBI before landing on the injured list on June 24 with a left thumb fracture sustained on the field two days earlier... Was transferred to the 60-day IL on July 2 and missed six weeks before making a rehab assignment with rookie level ACL Giants Orange...went 14-for-28 (.500) with four doubles, a homer and nine RBI in nine games with the Orange. 

2021

Played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League following the season...Appeared in 19 games and hit .164 with two homers and eight RBI.

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic but did participate at the Giants Alternate Site and in the Giants Fall Instructional League.