Bobby Wilson (baseball)

Robert Louis Wilson (born April 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and current coach. He is the manager of the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers.

Bobby Wilson
Wilson with the Angels in 2011
Catcher
Born: (1983-04-08) April 8, 1983
Dunedin, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 2008, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 2019, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.203
Home runs18
Runs batted in102
Teams

Amateur career

Originally from Dunedin, Florida, Wilson attended Seminole High School. At Seminole High, Wilson was part of a team that won the state and national championship and finished an undefeated 31-0. Wilson then attended St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Professional career

Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim

Wilson began the 2008 season for the Salt Lake Bees, the Angels' Triple-A affiliate. He began the season hitting .339 in 16 games with no home runs and 12 RBI. On April 28, 2008, Wilson was recalled by the major league club and made his major league debut on that same day against the Oakland Athletics. He came in as a defensive replacement for Mike Napoli and in his first at-bat, hit a single off Dallas Braden.

On April 23, 2010, while playing catcher for the Angels against the New York Yankees, Wilson was involved in a head-on collision with Mark Teixeira, who was attempting to slide into home. Wilson was knocked away, injuring his head and ankle. Mike Napoli then came in and caught the remainder of the game.

On July 27, 2011, Wilson caught Ervin Santana's no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians, nearly two years after catching Sean O'Sullivan's no-hitter with Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on July 28, 2009.

Toronto Blue Jays

On October 22, 2012, Wilson was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. Pitcher Chad Beck was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Wilson.[1] On November 30, the Blue Jays announced that they were not offering Wilson a contract for 2013, and he became a free agent.[2]

New York Yankees

On December 13, 2012, the Yankees signed Wilson to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.[3]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Wilson signed a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training with the Arizona Diamondbacks in October 2013.[4] He declined a minor league assignment on October 12, becoming a free agent.[5]

Tampa Bay Rays

On December 12, 2014, he signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.[6]

On April 5, 2015, the Rays selected his contract from their Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls. On June 14, the Rays sent him outright to Triple-A. He was called back up on July 29.

Texas Rangers

On July 31, 2015, Wilson was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers. In his debut with the Rangers, Wilson went 2-4 with 2 RBI against the San Francisco Giants.

Detroit Tigers

On March 29, 2016, the Texas Rangers traded Wilson and Myles Jaye to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bryan Holaday.[7] Wilson was called up from the Toledo Mud Hens on April 12, 2016, when James McCann was placed on the disabled list.

Return to Texas
Wilson's second stint with the Texas Rangers in 2016

On May 3, 2016, the Tigers traded Wilson back to Texas in exchange for pitcher Chad Bell.[8] Wilson was effective in his return, hitting .250 with two grand slams. Wilson was designated for assignment after the Texas Rangers acquired all star catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Milwaukee Brewers.

Return to Tampa

On August 4, 2016, the Tampa Bay Rays claimed Wilson off waivers from the Texas Rangers and added him to the 40-man roster.[9] He was activated on the 25-man roster on August 5. Wilson finished his 2016 with a .230 batting average. On November 14, Wilson elected free agency after clearing outright waivers.[10]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Wilson signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free agent in advance of the 2017 season. He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the season.[11] In 75 games, he hit .243 with 11 homers and 45 RBI.[12]

Minnesota Twins

On November 30, 2017, Wilson signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.[13] Wilson became the backup catcher to Mitch Garver after Jason Castro was ruled out for the rest of the 2018 season after suffering a torn meniscus injury.

Chicago Cubs

On August 30, 2018, Wilson was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Chris Gimenez and cash.[14]

Detroit Tigers (second stint)

On December 4, 2018, Wilson signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers.[15] He was released on March 22, 2019. He re-signed a minor league deal with the Tigers on March 24. The Tigers selected his contract on June 14, and he was promoted to the major league club.[16] On July 28, the Tigers placed Wilson on outright waivers.[17] He hit .091 in 15 games. In 2019, he had the slowest sprint speed of all American League catchers, at 23.2 feet/second.[18] He elected free agency on October 1.

Coaching career

On December 9, 2019, Wilson was hired by the Texas Rangers organization to serve as the manager of the Frisco RoughRiders.[19]

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References
  1. "Blue Jays claim C Wilson off waivers from Angels". TSN.ca. October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. "Blue Jays non-tender catcher Wilson". TSN.ca. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  3. "Bombers Add Bobby Wilson as Catcher Depth for 2013". December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. "MLB / Bobby Wilson". Fantasysp.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  5. Creech, Edward (October 12, 2014). "Minor Moves: Reimold, Wilson, Cedeno, Bianchi, Pagnozzi". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  6. "Rays sign 3 to minor league deals, complete trade". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  7. Beck, Jason (March 29, 2016). "Tigers land catcher Wilson, righty for Holaday". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. Beck, Jason (May 3, 2016). "Tigers activate McCann off DL, trade B. Wilson". MLB.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  9. Adams, Steve (August 4, 2016). "Rays Claim Bobby Wilson, Option Curt Casali". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  10. Adams, Steve (November 14, 2016). "Bobby Wilson Clears Waivers, Elects Free Agency". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. Oklahoma City Dodgers (April 5, 2017). "OKC Dodgers Release 2017 Opening Day Roster". milb.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  12. "2017 Oklahoma City Dodgers Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  13. Todd, Jeff (November 30, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/30/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  14. Phil Miller (August 30, 2018). "Twins trade Bobby Wilson to Cubs for Chris Gimenez and has been doing kind of bad but also good with a 135 At bats and .178 Average 2 HR 16 RBI and 0 stolen Bases". StarTribune. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  15. Emily Waldon (2018-12-04). "Emily Waldon on Twitter: "Per @RosterRoundup, #Tigers have signed Free Agent C Bobby Wilson with assignment to Triple-A Toledo. Wilson played with Detroit's system in 2016, arriving in March in trade that sent Bryan Holaday to the Rangers. Tigers traded Wilson that May for Chad Bell. Wilson is 35."". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  16. "Tigers To Place Grayson Greiner On IL, Select Bobby Wilson". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  17. Fenech, Anthony (July 29, 2019). "Detroit Tigers to promote Jake Rogers to big leagues". freep.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  18. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  19. "Former Ranger Bobby Wilson hired as manager at Double-A Frisco, Matt Hagen promoted to field coordinator". MLB.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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