Cody Wilson (baseball)
Cody Wilson | |
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Washington Nationals | |
Outfielder | |
Born: West Palm Beach, Florida | July 4, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 2021, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Cody Wilson (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2021.
Career[]
Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Wilson attended Jupiter Community High School, where he was a standout athlete. He attended Palm Beach State College and played junior college baseball for the Palm Beach State College Panthers from 2016-2017.[1] In 2018,[2] Wilson went on to Florida Atlantic University and played college baseball for the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Washington Nationals selected Wilson in the 13th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Known for his speed, Wilson stole 22 bases in his first full professional season, playing for the Class-A Hagerstown Suns in 2019. 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.[5] On April 6, Wilson was selected to the active roster.[6] 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, 2021, Wilson was removed from the 40-man roster.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Former PBSC Outfielder Cody Wilson Earns the Call to the Big Leagues". Palm Beach State College. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Cody Wilson - Baseball". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ Elman, Jake (June 6, 2018). "Cody Wilson, Kyle Marman headline Florida Atlantic baseball players drafted in MLB Draft's third day". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Lusk, Lacy (February 25, 2021). "Speedy Cody Wilson Improves His Swing". Baseball America. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nationals prepared to be without five regulars in opener". MASN Sports. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/nationals-set-opening-day-roster.html
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/nationals-reinstate-four-players-from-injured-list.html
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- FAU Owls bio
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida
- Baseball players from Florida
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Washington Nationals players
- Florida Atlantic Owls baseball players
- Auburn Doubledays players
- Gulf Coast Nationals players
- Hagerstown Suns players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Rochester Red Wings players