Will Wilson (baseball)


William Bradley Wilson is an American professional baseball shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization. He was drafted in the first round, with the 15th overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Angels.

Early and personal life

His mother, Robin, played softball at Winthrop and is now a second-grade teacher. His father, Brad, is a commercial banker.
Wilson played football and basketball in middle school.

High school

Wilson attended Kings Mountain High School in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. In high school, he was a nose guard turned quarterback until he gave up football to concentrate on baseball. As a senior, he hit.535/.673/1.253 with 14 home runs in 26 games. Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at North Carolina State University where he played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack.

College

In 2017, as a freshman at NC State playing primarily second base, Wilson started all 61 games and batted.300/.377/.504 with 21 doubles, eight home runs, and 48 RBIs. He was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team along with being named a Freshman All-American by D1Baseball and Collegiate Baseball Magazine. As a sophomore in 2018, playing shortstop he hit.307/.376/.588 with three triples, 15 home runs, and 53 RBIs in 59 games. During the season, he was named ACC Player of the Week three times, which set an NC State record. He was also named to the All ACC-First Team. After the season, he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.
Prior to the 2019 season, Wilson was named a preseason All-American by multiple media outlets including Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He was named the ACC Defender of the Year along with being named to the All ACC-First Team for the second consecutive year. He played shortstop and finished the season slashing.339/.425/.665 with 20 doubles, 16 home runs, and 57 RBIs in 55 games. Wilson earned his finance degree from NC State in three years.
Wilson was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected by the Los Angeles Angels with the 15th overall selection. He signed with the Angels on June 10 for a signing bonus of $3.4 million.

Professional career

After signing, he made his professional debut with the Orem Owlz in the Pioneer League. Over 46 games, Wilson slashed.275/.328/.439 with five home runs and 18 RBIs.
On December 10, 2019, Wilson and Zack Cozart were traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.