Jacob Wilson (baseball)

Jacob Clinton Wilson (born July 29, 1990) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants.
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.
St. Louis Cardinals.
Wilson was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. 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.
In 2014, he started with Springfield and was then promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. His season came to an end after 66 games due to a knee injury.
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.
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.
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 .
Wilson was invited to participate in major league spring training before the 2019 season with the Nationals. 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.
Lotte Giants.
On June 10, 2019, he officially signed with the Lotte Giants of the KBO League on a one-year, $400,000 deal. 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. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
Oakland Athletics.
On November 12, 2020, Wilson signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.