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Two outcomes that scream failure on a baseball diamond are striking out and making an error. Jacob Wilson avoids both.<\/p>\n
The third-year Athletics shortstop played his 111th consecutive game without an error Sunday, setting a major league record at his position.<\/p>\n
Wilson, 24, also ranks among the top 5% of MLB players most difficult to strike out, making contact in more than 90% of his at-bats during his three-year career. The shortstop was a first-round draft pick out of Grand Canyon University in 2023 and played for Thousand Oaks High.<\/p>\n
Failure is even more infrequent when he puts on his glove. Wilson surpassed Mike Bordick\u2019s 2002 mark with the Baltimore Orioles for consecutive games played at shortstop without an error.<\/p>\n
No wonder the A\u2019s signed him to a seven-year, $70-million contract before the season.<\/p>\n
Wilson, whose last error occurred July 6, 2025, credits his dad with prioritizing defense. Jack Wilson was a shortstop with elite range and a powerful arm during a 12-year MLB career from 2001 to 2012, yet he never played a full season with fewer than 10 errors.<\/p>\n
The Japanese travel agency JTB, which sells tour packages to Japanese fans eager to see the Dodgers in person, launched a shuttle service to Dodger Stadium, with a bilingual guide.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a very defensive-first guy for me growing up by teaching me defense first before the hitting side of things and making sure you\u2019re always prepared to play defense every day,\u201d Wilson told reporters after the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n
Based on advanced metrics, Jacob doesn\u2019t have the range of his father, but so far he has been more consistent. He made only eight errors in 124 games last season and none in 27 games after being called up from the minors in 2024. That\u2019s a total of eight errors in 222 career games and 1,899 innings at shortstop.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe definitely has the consistency side of things down pat,\u201d fellow A\u2019s infielder Tommy White told reporters. \u201cThe stats don\u2019t lie. He really takes in the second half of the play. Everyone sees the glove, but it\u2019s the accuracy of the arm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Putting the bat on the ball is also a Wilson trademark. He was the toughest player to strike out in NCAA Division I, whiffing just 12 times in 438 at-bats as a Grand Canyon sophomore and junior. At Thousand Oaks High, where his dad was head coach, Jacob struck out a mere five times in 343 plate appearances.<\/p>\n
Likely out of reach is the MLB record for consecutive games without an error at any position, held by outfielder Robbie Grossman at 440 games, a streak that ended in 2022.<\/p>\n
Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow-Armstrong each had three hits and homered twice in the Dodgers\u2019 7-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n