The A’s selected Wilson, the son of former MLB All-Star shortstop Jack Wilson, No. 6 overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, and he has been off to the races ever since. Wilson was promoted to the majors at the end of the 2024 season and is one of baseball’s brightest stars less than a year later.

The Royals’ 25-year-old shortstop was snubbed for the AL’s starting All-Star spot in favor of Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson.

The Athletics rookie shortstop was named a starter for the American League for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, scheduled for July 15 at Atlanta's Truist Park (8 p.m. ET on Fox). He's now set to become the first fan-elected rookie shortstop to start an All-Star Game.

It’s Wednesday, July 2 and the Athletics (36-52) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (47-39). Mitch Spence is slated to take the mound for the Athletics against Ryan Pepiot for Tampa Bay. The Rays dropped back-to-back games with a 4-3 extra innings loss to the Athletics yesterday.

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