Jacob Tyler Wilson was originally signed by A’s scout Jeff Urlaub…is married, Logan…graduated from Thousand Oaks High School where his father, Jack, was the head coach…his father played 12 seasons in the majors with the Pirates (2001-09), Mariners (2009-11) and Braves (2011-12) and hit .265 with 61 home runs and 426 RBI in 1370 games…Jacob played collegiately at Grand Canyon University where he was a three-time first-team All-WAC honoree and the 2023 WAC Defensive Player of the Year…hit .360 with 22 home runs and 152 RBI in 154 games in three seasons with the Antelopes and struck out just 31 times in 694 plate appearances (22.4 plate appearances per strikeout).
2025
The 23-year-old rookie posted award-worthy numbers in his first full season in the Majors, batting a team-leading .311 with 13 home runs, 63 RBI and an .800 OPS in 125 games, but finished second in American League Rookie of the Year balloting to teammate Nick Kurtz...Led Major League rookies in hits (151), batting average, on-base percentage (.355), slugging percentage (.444) and OPS (.800)…topped AL rookies in at bats (486), tied for the lead in hit by pitches (7), ranked second in runs (62), RBI and games, tied for second in doubles (26), third in extra base hits (39) and fourth in home runs...His batting average was fifth best by a rookie in Athletics history and was the best since Pinky Higgins hit .314 in 1933…it was ninth best by a ML rookie this century and the best since the Pirates Bryan Reynolds batted .314 in 2019…had the most hits by an A’s rookie since Billy Burns had 153 in 2015...Had the second best batting average by an Athletic 23 years old or younger over the last 95 years…the best was by Rickey Henderson, who hit .319 at the age of 22 in 1981...Ranked third in the AL and the Majors in batting to become the first Athletic to finish in the top four in the AL batting race since Jason Giambi in 2001 (.342)…had the best batting average by an Athletic since 2004 when Erubiel Durazo hit .321 and Mark Kotsay batted .314...Struck out just 39 times and his average of 13.41 plate appearances per strikeout was second best in the Majors to the Padres Luis Arraez (32.14)…it was the best by an Athletic since Jason Kendall in 2005 (17.33)...Was elected as the starting shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game and was the first rookie shortstop to be elected by the fans...Hit .371 with runners in scoring position, which was third best in the Majors…it was also third best by an Athletic in the expansion era (min. 100 PA) behind Rickey Henderson (.419 in 1995) and Miguel Tejada (.375 in 2002)…struck out just four times with RISP…batted .357 with runners on, .275 with the bases empty…was 3-for-6 (.500) with eight RBI with the bases loaded...Hit .336 (37-for-110) with a .862 OPS against left-handed pitchers, .303 (114-for-376) with a .781 OPS against right-handers...Had a .367 batting average with a .953 OPS and six home runs in 42 day games, .281 with a .720 OPS and seven home runs in 83 night games…led the Majors in batting average during the day, ranked third in on-base percentage (.404) and fifth in OPS (.953)…Hit .311 as a shortstop, which was second best in the Majors to the Blue Jays Bo Bichette (.316) and fourth best by a shortstop in Athletics history…it was the best since Dib Williams hit .314 in 1933...Went into the All-Star Break with a .329 batting average, which was second best in the Majors…then hit .267 in just 38 games after the break...Led the Majors in batting in the third inning (.436), ranked second in interleague batting (.329), and third in batting average at home (.328) and batting with two strikes (.258)...Had 45 multiple hit games, which tied for ninth most in Athletics history by a rookie…had 16 games of three or more hits, which tied for fifth in the Majors in 2025 and was the most by an Athletic since Jed Lowrie had 17 in 2013...Averaged 3.32 pitches per plate appearance, which was fourth lowest in the Majors and the lowest by an Athletic since Jay Payton in 2006 (3.13)...Appeared exclusively at shortstop on defense where he made a team-leading 124 starts… committed eight errors for a .979 fielding percentage…had -10 defensive runs saved, which was third lowest in the Majors among shortstops...Saw his most action with 55 starts batting second in the order…also started games in the five (23), one (20), six (14), seven (8) and nine (5) spots.
2024
Began the season at Double-A Midland but made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts at the age of 22…Hit .250 with three RBI in 28 games with the A’s...Was selected from Las Vegas on July 19 and went 1-for-1 that day before leaving the game after three innings with a hamstring injury…Returned to Oakland on Aug. 27...Struck out just 10 times in 103 plate appearances, an average of 10.30 plate appearances per strikeout…That was the fifth-best mark in the Majors among players with 100 or more plate appearances...Hit .250 (5-for-20) with an .818 OPS against left-handed pitchers, .250 (18-for-72) with a .576 OPS against right-handers...Batted .308 with the bases empty, .111 with runners on…Hit .111 with runners in scoring position...Had a .103 batting average with two strikes…Was 9-for-16 (.563) with a triple when putting the first pitch in play...Made 27 starts, all at shortstop…Did not commit an error in 101 total chances, which were the most in the Majors among shortstops with no errors…They were the most by an A’s shortstop with no errors since Rafael Bournigal had 140 in 1998...Started games in each of the bottom four spots in the order and also made two starts batting leadoff...Combined to hit .433 with 48 runs, 28 doubles, seven home runs, 39 RBI and a 1.141 OPS in 53 games with Triple-A Las Vegas, Double-A Midland and the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Complex League...Among Minor League players with 200 or more plate appearances, he had the best batting average, ranked second in OPS and slugging percentage (.668) and fourth in on-base percentage (.473)...Tied for sixth in the A’s farm system in doubles (28)...Struck out just 15 times in 226 plate appearances, an average of 15.1 plate appearances per strikeout…Now has 26 strikeouts in 337 career plate appearances as a Minor Leaguer (13 pa/so)...Batted .447 (21-for-47) with a 1.086 OPS against left-handed pitchers, .429 (69-for-161) with all seven of his home runs and a 1.158 OPS against right-handers...Had a .460 batting average with runners in scoring position…Was 6-for-12 (.500) with a home run and 13 RBI with the bases loaded...Hit a combined .536 in his home ballparks (.750 at Fitch Park, .571 at Momentum Bank Ballpark, .463 at Las Vegas Ballpark)…Had a .363 average on the road...Batted .500 in the seventh inning or later...Combined for a .352 batting average with two strikes at Las Vegas and Midland...Made 46 starts at shortstop and six at designated hitter…Committed seven errors for a .955 fielding percentage...Hit .431 with a .467 on-base percentage in 40 starts in the leadoff spot…Also made nine starts batting second and three hitting third.
2023
The A’s 2023 first round draft pick began his career with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Complex League and went 5-for-11 (.455) in three games before he was moved up to High-A Lansing…hit .318 in 23 games with the Lugnuts and combined for a .333 batting average, 11 doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and an .866 OPS in 26 games...Struck out just 11 times in 111 plate appearances, an average of 10.09 plate appearances per strikeout...Batted .333 (8-for-24) with his lone home run against left-handed pitchers and .333 (25-for75) against right-handers...Had a .308 batting average with runners in scoring position...Hit .367 in the seventh inning or later and connected for his only home run in the ninth inning...Started 23 games at shortstop and two at designated hitter…committed three errors for a .970 fielding percentage...Batted second 22 times, first three times and ninth once...Was rated as the A’s No. 1 prospect by MiLB.com following the season.
