In his young Major League Baseball career, 23-year-old Jacob Wilson has only played for the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles California-native was drafted by the Athletics in the 2023 MLB draft. He was the sixth overall pick in the first round, and received a signing bonus of $5.5 million at the time.
Considered to be one of the Athletics’ brightest prospects, it’s now confirmed that Wilson has agreed to a 7 year, $70M extension with the team that first drafted him. This update was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by MLB’s official handle. Since then, many baseball fans have reacted to this deal positively.
For starters, an X handle named TruthRadar wrote a detailed analysis of how valuable Jacob Wilson is to the Oakland Athletics. In this tweet, the user mentioned that Wilson is the one who is shaping the Athletics’ future. Here is a look at the tweet:
Let us take a look at more reactions to this deal:
“Western Athletic Conference product. Great young man and ball player! Congrats! 🔥,” one user wrote
“That’s a very team friendly deal, even for the A’s, even clearing mostly arbitration years, he wants to commit to them and I respect that,” another user wrote
“nice wholesome signing,” a user wrote
“Wow, locking in Wilson for 7 years is a huge win for the A’s,” wrote a user
“This is exactly the kind of move rebuilding teams need to make,” one user wrote
In the 2025 MLB Regular Season, Jacob Wilson recorded 486 at-bats with an average of .311, and proved why he is a key player in the Athletics’ set up. Furthermore, he also scored 62 runs, hit 13 homers, and had 63 RBIs. The icing on the cake for Wilson was the fact that he made the All-Star team.
What did the Athletics say after successfully extending Jacob Wilson’s stay?
Jacob Wilson’s choice to extend his contract with the Athletics is an important milestone for the team for two reasons. First, Wilson is young and has a lot to offer. Secondly, Wilson also seems talented enough for the Athletics to potentially build the team around him in the years to come.
Hence, while fans were celebrating Wilson extending his stay at the Athletics, the team also expressed their happiness on social media. The Athletics handle on X uploaded two posts regarding Wilson’s extension. In the first post, the team confirmed Wilson’s extension and shared some details. The post read:
“Wilson extended 💪 We have agreed to terms with shortstop Jacob Wilson on on a seven-year contract through the 2032 season with a club option for 2033.”
In the second post, the Oakland Athletics shared a video package of some of Wilson’s best moments on the field as an Athletics player. The team also added a three-word caption which read:
“We got our guy 🙂↕️”
You can take a look at one of the posts below:
It must be noted that Jacob Wilson is the son of former MLB star Jack Wilson. A shortstop, Jack has played for teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves in the MLB. He is also a 1-time All-Star (2004) and won the Silver Slugger Award in the same year.
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