#MLBVideos: Jacob Wilson finished an IMPRESSIVE rookie campaign with a .311 average 💪 (2025 season highlights)

Jacob Wilson finished an IMPRESSIVE rookie campaign with a .311 average 💪 (2025 season highlights)

to the bottom of the third and Jacob Wilson’s going to lead it off. And Jacob Wilson drives it in the left. Jacob Wilson strikes Green in Sacramento. How about your first career homer coming into their ballpark? Jay Will blessing the muscle. He does an incredible job of getting the bat and getting the barrel to the ball. Jacob Wilson gets a hold of one. Jacob Wilson homer. There’s the power in his second year. Two to one A’s. And the fact that he is going to start to turn some of those doubles into homers as you just saw there is something you have to be really excited about. It’s maybe not the key part of his game, but if you see that start to come along, especially at the rate that it has here early, you got to be excited about it. Field back to their regular positions. Jacob Wilson trying to drive in a run or two. And Jacob’s going to get it into the outfield. This drops down. In comes a run. BL scores. Langalers around. The A’s have scored two. Jacob Wilson gets the job done. It is 5 to3 green and gold. That’s right. Jacob Wilson once again. The Wizard with the wand. Just a great job of punching that baseball over to the right side. 3-2 payoff. Ground ball deep in the hole short. Backhanded by Wilson. Jump throw to first and they got him. Oh, Jay Willie the magician made something out of nothing. Jeteresque from Jacob Wilson. Chopper fair down the first baseline. Wilson’s going to take a turnaround first. He’ll test Sodtoar. It is late and kicks off the second base bag. 16game hitting streak dating back to last year. Has had a hit in all 15 games to start this year. line drive. It’s off the glove of Wilson and he recovers and makes the catch. And turns around, hands up and he’s like, “Come on, man. That’s awesome.” Elevate. Stick with it. Jay Willie on the job. Tigio bouncing ball up the middle to his left is Wilson. spin throw to first and it’s dug out by Sodstrom. Somehow Jacob Wilson is able to make a play out of nothing. Well, and you got a lot of things going for you right there. Jacob Wilson who’s got a great arm. He’s a good athlete. Hard shot diving play by Wilson. Gets to his feet. The throw is perfect and they retire Burger. Jay Willie going lateral. I mean, this ball is stung right back up the middle and Jacob Wilson a great first step reaction. Knows he’s going to have to lay out and get dirty and he does and he gets even dirtier throwing a strike over to Nick Curts. And how about the big fella? Outstanding effort from Jacob Wilson. 3-1 drive to center field. It’s a base hit streaking around third. The throw to the plate is late. It’s late. The A’s win the series. Jacob Wilson walks off the Rangers again. It’s a four to3 winner. The A’s have arrived in West Sacramento. A young man who has showed a flare for the dramatic comes through again. Go clap hands, boys. That is series number one. Wilson leading it off followed by Nick Curts and Gioella. He’s trying to answer back after the White Socks took a one- nothing lead. Jacob Wilson to left field. This ball’s traveling. See you later. Jacob Wilson. What a swing in the bat. Ties it up. How about a walk-off winner last night. A homer tonight. Number three on the season. That’s why I said it. Willie Walkoff got the golden ticket. He is going to put the baseball in play. And I I think there was a lot of conversation about, well, is is there enough power in there? or is he going to have the bat knocked out of his hand? I think we’ve got a lot of those questions answered. That’s going to be a tough play, but guess who gets there? Jacob Wilson building himself into a nice defensive shortstop. Well, again, Jacob Wilson, I think the best part of this play, Jenny, is how quickly he’s able to go down and get this ball. You know, it’s not how he has to lay out laterally. I think it’s more about him getting the glove down on a ball that as I mentioned picking up speed, working its way through the infield. He’s able to stab it and get up and fire a strike over to the big fella. Two- two broken bat up the middle. Slow rolling ball. Kicks off the second base. Wilson’s down to first and they got him. Oh my goodness. You want to talk about reaction? Jacob Wilson. Allah Aussie Smith able to gather the redirection. We’ve seen second base come into play here a few times over these last few ball games. Jay Willie flashing the leather looking for a ball in play. Sure, Jacob Wilson’s your guy. The problem is his baseball more than likely is going to find a hole with the way that he approaches the game. 02 pitch back up the middle. A base hit. Wilson does it again. The savior in Sacramento. Chaos in the capital city and the A’s win 7 to6. Will he walk off strikes again. That is the third career walk-off knock for Jacob Wilson. Already the second of the season. Jake was boppinging around today as well. Looking forward to making his debut here at Dodgers Stadium. I’m sure a place that he spent a lot of time dreaming about what this big league dream would look like. of course had to look no further than a man at his house and his own father and I’m sure ventured here to Dodger Stadium plenty. Here’s the 3-1 and sneaking through to break that 0 for six streak he had going on. Hit us in six at bats. Why not start the road trip fresh? Back to the top of the order with Jacob Wilson. He wastes no time. Jacob Wilson, welcome home. A two-run homer for Jay Will. Two to nothing A’s. [Music] Go to work Jay Willie. Jacob Wilson all over that curveball. That thing just kind of sat up, stayed close to the inside part of the plate and Jacob Wilson opened up and hammered it. The 3-1. He hits this one to center field. That ball’s going back. That ball’s going back and gone. Jacob Wilson a multi-H homer game. Another two-run shot. Make it four to one. Contact hitter. Just call me Slugger. Yeah, put my foot in my mouth. My goodness. Fast ball up top. Jay Willie says, “I’ll meet you there.” Yeah, Jay Willie, I was talking about your ridiculous pop. How about it? That goes without saying. And Jacob Wilson’s going to sneak one through. Yeah, he has the home run capability, people, but he wants to make sure you know, contact hitter, too. Well, and there’s a reason that I said that this might be the most predictable at bat in the big leagues. First pitch swinging, Wilson driving it to left field. Kepler going back and Wilson has homered. There is not a better way to start a game, to end a home stand than what Jacob Wilson just did. His sixth home run of the year. And they get on Lazardo early. Why not? One pitch and you got yourself a lead. Launches this one left field for Jacob Wilson. Crawford boxes. Here he comes. A home run to take the lead from Jacob Wilson. It’s three to2. Jay Willie with the wallop. I mean, he hit that like he knew it was coming. He got the breaking ball. He got it up and he did not miss. That slider elevated and that is on the screws. 2-1 high in the air deep to left. Bader goes back and that ball is way gone. Tack on another homer. Jacob Wilson, his eighth of the season and it’s five to nothing green and gold. All aboard. Next stop, pound town. I mean, it just feels like there’s not much he can’t do with a bat in his hand. That’s bounced on the left side. Backhanded by Wilson. Off balance throw. Got him. Nice play by Jacob to his right. That’s a fine play. 63 on the put out. Worth an exclamation point. Every time you see that play, you might as well just call it the Derek Jeter play. Those that can range far to the right and to the hole and make the play without stopping their feet and drop a dime at the first baseman bag. I mean, look at here. And it doesn’t help to have a guy over there that’s 6′ everything. Yeah, you got a big target over there. [Music] Jacob Wilson puts a swing on one to left field. The Wilson with the homer. How about another multi-hit night? do it with an exclamation point. Four to one. How about a Willie Wall Ball? This thing off the facade of the clubhouse. 32 multi-hit games for Jacob Wilson. 01 pitch that’s hammered and deep left. Nolan Jones going back at the track and at the wall. And Wilson has homer. Jay Willie with the wallup. Well, he got himself a change up that just fluttered right in the heart of the zone and he pounded it. Flex on him. Jay Willie, his 10th of the season and that was crushed. So Jacob Wilson, you got to be ready to hit. Wilson ready. Puts a swing left field and a homer for Jacob Wilson. Third game off the IIL and the power is back for Jay Willie. Two to one A’s on the board. Yeah, looks like Jay Willie brought the whooping stick up north and play the Houston Astros. A swing for Jacob Wilson. The drive to left and Jacob Wilson has a homer. How about Jay Willie with the wallop? Ever since Jacob Wilson’s return, they have been trying to charge him inside with fast balls and Jay Willie said, “Uh-uh, not today.” Three to nothing A’s here in the first. Wilson drives one to left. Benson back and Wilson has homered that on the ball. Jay Willie, let’s talk about it. 93 inner third and the whooping stick is alive and well. 13 homers on the season. 59th RBI and the A’s have scored in the fourth. In the air coming in is Lawrence Butler going out is Jacob Wilson and the short stop. What a catch. I mean, he’s a wizard with the wand. Not too bad out there with the leather either. Jacob Wilson immediately turns the back. You start to track this thing over your shoulder and the fact that you watch him start to reroute a little bit and make the adjustment. I think at times what you see is a fielder kind of maintain their path and they end up throwing the glove over to the side almost waving at the ball. Ground ball chopped. Jacob Wilson gets to it. The jump throw over to first and Wilson impressing here at PNC Park in front of mom and dad. That’s right. Jay Willie senior loves it. Jacob Wilson the only play he was going to have is to get as strong of a throw off as he could over to first base. Nick Curts able to go down and get the easy one hop delivery. You got to love every bit of it.

Jacob Wilson’s rookie season in 2025 with the Athletics was filled with great moments!

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