Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals drafted Wilson in the 13th round,with the 401st selection,of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Auburn Doubledays.
Wilson split the 2019 campaign between the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Nationals,Auburn,and the Single-A Hagerstown Suns. In 86 appearances for the three affiliates,he batted a combined .222/.317/.330 with five home runs,28 RBI,and 23 stolen bases. Wilson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
In 2021,Wilson was invited to participate in his first spring training as a member of major league camp. [4] Wilson was one of the minor league players brought to Nationals Park for a full-team workout the day before the Nationals' scheduled season opener,after a COVID-19 outbreak in the clubhouse led to the first four games of the season being postponed for the Nationals and landed nearly a dozen Washington players in quarantine. [6] On April 6,2021,Wilson was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [7] He made his major league debut the next day,pinch-hitting for pitcher Kyle McGowin against Josh Tomlin and flying out to center. On April 9,Wilson was removed from the 40-man roster. [8] He split the remainder of the year between the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks,Double-A Harrisburg Senators,and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings,hitting a combined .124/.225/.164 with nine RBI and 10 stolen bases across 57 total appearances. [9]
Wilson split the 2022 season between Wilmington and the rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals,slashing .258/.321/.371 with two home runs,12 RBI,and 18 stolen bases over 38 appearances for the two affiliates. [10] In 2023,he made 83 appearances split between Wilmington and Rochester,batting .179/.265/.242 with two home runs,14 RBI,and 19 stolen bases. [11]
Wilson spent the entirety of the 2024 campaign with Double-A Harrisburg,playing in 88 games and batting .190/.284/.266 with two home runs,19 RBI,and 13 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 4,2024. [12]
