All-Star Jacob Wilson Down With Shoulder Injury, Athletics Calling Up Reinforcements
The Athletics just lost their star shortstop to the injured list. Jacob Wilson, the 24-year-old All-Star, is headed to the 10-day IL with a left shoulder subluxation after diving for a ball during Sunday's game against Baltimore. The injury happened when Gunner Henderson of the Orioles singled on the play, and an MRI on Monday confirmed what nobody wanted to hear. The move is retroactive to Monday, and here's the thing: Wilson won't need surgery, but there's no timetable for his return yet.
He Was Finally Getting Hot
This is the worst timing imaginable. Wilson started slow, hitting just .196 over his first 12 games. But he'd been finding his groove lately, batting .336 with an .826 OPS over his last 27 games, which is exactly the kind of All-Star form that got him there in the first place. Overall this season, he's sitting at .292 with three homers and 19 RBIs. In his third year in the majors, Wilson is a career .299 hitter with 16 homers and 85 RBIs in 192 games. The sixth overall pick from the 2023 draft was supposed to carry this team, and now he's sidelined.
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Darell Hernaiz will handle most of the action at shortstop, a role he's done before when Wilson dealt with a fractured left forearm in 2025. But the Athletics aren't stopping there. They're bringing up outfielder Henry Bolte, their No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, and calling up infielder Michael Stefanic from Triple-A Las Vegas. Stefanic could play second and third base after hitting .250 in 34 games with a .706 OPS in the minors. He's got some big-league experience with the Angels from 2022 to 2024 and spent time with the Blue Jays in 2025, though he hit just .227 with 14 RBIs in 99 games across those stints.
Wilson will start a rehab program before baseball activities resume. The Athletics face the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, and they'll have to find a way without their best player in the middle of the infield.
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