Josh Wilson
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Joshua Aaron Wilson
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 178 lb.
- Debut September 7, 2005
- Born March 26, 1981 in Pittsburgh, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
After playing high school ball at Mt. Lebanon High School alongside future big leaguer Don Kelly, infielder Josh Wilson was selected by the Florida Marlins in the third round of the 1999 amateur draft. With the Utica Blue Sox in 2000, he hit .344 with 3 home runs and 43 RBIs to earn a spot on the New York-Penn League All-Star team. In 2003, he made the the Southern League All-Star squad, hitting .253 with 3 homers and 58 RBI for the league champion Carolina Mudcats. He went on to play eleven games in the majors during a September call-up by the Marlins in 2005.
Prior to the 2006 campaign, Wilson was traded to the Colorado Rockies and spent the year with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, hitting .307 with 10 homers there. He was signed by the Washington Nationals in 2007 but hit just .053 in 15 games there. The Nats designated him for assignment in May, and he was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He remained on the Rays big league roster for the remainder of the year and hit .251 in 90 games for the club.
Following the 2007 season, Wilson was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates and spend the first half of the 2008 campaign with the Indianapolis Indians.
