{"id":582085,"date":"2026-02-20T02:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/582085\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:03:31","slug":"jacob-wilson-reveals-which-all-star-shortstop-he-looked-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/582085\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Wilson reveals which All-Star shortstop he looked up to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/athletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athletics<\/a> are set to begin spring training with a relatively exciting young roster. One of the young talents to <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/athletics\/athletics-news-jacob-wilson-contract-extension-outstanding-rookie-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">keep an eye on is shortstop Jacob Wilson<\/a>. During an interview, Wilson revealed which All-Star player he looked up to before reaching the Majors.<\/p>\n<p>During a guest appearance on \u201cFoul Territory,\u201d the 23-year-old infielder revealed that he looked up to his father, Jack Wilson, in the early years of his life, and then in high school and college, Wilson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/2024599875711594538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">looked up to Dansby Swanson<\/a>. Swanson, who is only 32 years old, is still currently playing in MLB with the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up, it was a lot of my dad,\u201d said Wilson. \u201cHe was just dad when I went to the baseball field pretty much every day. Once he retired and I started getting into, like, high school and college and stuff, a guy that I loved watching back in Vanderbilt was Dansby Swanson. That was a guy that I looked up to, you know, as a high school kid coming up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to go to Vanderbilt just because of [Swanson],\u201d continued Wilson\u2026 \u201cI got to talk for the first time when I called up, and he&#8217;s great\u2026 I actually got to tour the Cubs&#8217; place back in college when I was taking the tours before the draft. I got to talk to him, and it was awesome getting to talk to him. He&#8217;s a guy I really looked up to in high school and college.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Want to feel old?<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Wilson says he looked up to Dansby Swanson in high school and college. \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9TrzSpTy1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/q9TrzSpTy1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/2024599875711594538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/athletics\/athletics-news-top-prospect-history-one-swing-cubs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Wilson is entering<\/a> his third season in MLB. He flashed major potential in 2025, ending the campaign with a .311 batting average and .355 OBP. Wilson also recorded 151 hits, 13 home runs, and 63 RBIs through 486 at-bats.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Athletics are set to begin spring training with a relatively exciting young roster. 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