Cody Wilson (baseball)

A resident of Jupiter, Florida,[4] Wilson attended Jupiter Community High School, where he was a standout athlete who played baseball, basketball, and football. During his baseball career at Jupiter Community High School playing under coach Andy Mook, Wilson was named First Team All-Conference and Florida Region All-American Honorable Mention in 2015.[2] Wilson finished at Jupiter Community High School with a .380 batting average,[2] moving on to attend Palm Beach State College.

He played junior college baseball for the Palm Beach State College Panthers under coach Kyle Forbes from 2016-2017.[1][2] Wilson ended his freshman campaign with a .323 batting average, earning himself MVP of the 2016 Palm Beach State.[2] He appeared in just eight games as a sophomore after incurring a clavicle injury, where he was hitting .320 with a home run and seven RBI.[2] Wilson held team bests of five home runs, 34 RBI, 34 runs scored, a .479 slugging percentage, 9 doubles, 3 triples, and was 11-of-12 stolen bases.[2]

In 2018,[2] Wilson went on to Florida Atlantic University and played college baseball for the Florida Atlantic Owls. Wilson led FAU with 14 home runs, and on the strength of a phenomenal postseason, raised his average to a season-high .285 following the finale with his only season with the team.[2] Wilson had 71 hits, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 41 RBI, 49 runs scored, and was Florida Atlantic University's top base-stealer with 19-of-21 stolen bases.[2] In the NCAA Regional, Wilson earned himself an All-Tournament nod batting a team-best of .500 with a double, a triple, and 2 home-runs with an inside-the-park run due to his speed.[2] He also had four stolen bases and scored 5 runs with 6 runs batted in.[2] His on-base-percentage in Gainesville was .577 and he slugged .909.[2] Against Conference USA opponents, Wilson batted .300 with 9 of his 12 regular season homeruns and 20 RBI.[2] Against Western Kentucky University, Wilson scored 4 runs to match the team's highest, earning FAU a win. From March 25-April 28, Wilson tied for the team's second longest hitting steak of the year.[2]

The Washington Nationals selected Wilson in the 13th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Known for his speed, Wilson stole 22 bases in his first full professional season, playing for the Class-A Hagerstown Suns in 2019. In 2021, Wilson was invited to participate in his first spring training as a member of major league camp.[4] Wilson was one of the minor league players brought to Nationals Park for a full-team workout the day before the Nationals' scheduled season opener, after a COVID-19 outbreak in the clubhouse led to the first four games of the season being postponed for the Nationals and landed nearly a dozen Washington players in quarantine.[5] On April 6, Wilson was selected to the active roster.[6] He made his major league debut the next day, pinch-hitting for pitcher Kyle McGowin against Josh Tomlin and flying out to center.

On April 9, 2021, Wilson was removed from the 40-man roster.[7]

Wilson was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 4, 1996. His hometown is Jupiter, Florida. He is son to Eric Wilson[2] and Johanna Wilson. He met his future wife, Taylor Selman,[8] in 7th grade.[2] Wilson and Selman married in December 2021 at The Pelican Club in Jupiter, Florida, featured on the cover of the Winter 2023 Inside Weddings Magazine.[9]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• FAU Owls bio