The Athletics have placed rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left forearm, the team announced today. He had been nursing what the team initially described as a left hand contusion since he was hit by a pitch before the All-Star break (per Martín Gallegos of MLB.com) and had not played since Friday. Darell Hernaiz has been recalled from Triple-A to fill Wilson’s spot on the active roster.
A hamstring strain and a month-long stint on the injured list prevented Wilson from exceeding rookie limits in 2024. However, he hit the ground running in 2025 and quickly established himself as a favorite for the AL Rookie of the Year. He produced a .339/.380/.473 slashline through the end of June, with a 137 wRC+ and 2.8 FanGraphs WAR, earning the starting shortstop spot on the AL All-Star squad. Yet, in nine games since he was hit by a pitch on July 8, he went just 4-for-38 with a .312 OPS and a -24 wRC+. His fWAR dropped by close to half a win in that short span, and even before the news of his IL stint, he seemed to have fallen behind his teammate Nick Kurtz as the AL Rookie of the Year frontrunner. (Of course, that has as much to do with Kurtz’s phenomenal performance as it does Wilson’s injury-induced slump.)
Until the A’s provide further information, it’s hard to guess how much time Wilson could miss. With only two months left on the calendar, a fractured forearm could be a season-ending injury. At the very least, it’s likely to keep the young shortstop out until September, though it remains a possibility that this is as minor as the wrist fracture Corbin Carroll suffered earlier this year, which only kept him out for two weeks. Regardless, it’s surely disappointing for Wilson that his fracture went undiagnosed for so long. Per Gallegos, he will be shut down from baseball activities for the time being, and the A’s will presumably provide some sort of timeline for his return in the coming days.
Needless to say, this is a tough blow for Wilson and a big loss for the Athletics. That said, it’s not as if the A’s have any dreams of contending for a playoff spot this season, so they have no reason to rush Wilson back onto the field, and this shouldn’t have much of an impact on their trade deadline plans. While Wilson is out, they can give the shortstop job to Max Schuemann, and Hernaiz will get a chance to show what he can do in a utility role off the bench.
OOF. Get well kid. You’re great for the game of baseball.
Jackie Wilson’s the best. Lonely Teardrops a solid ditty.
Nicely done
The guy has gotten hit on the hand so many times this year. Makes sense this has been bothering him lately with how he’s been hitting. Even with that slump he’s hitting .312 as a rookie so I’m not complaining
I remember a couple months ago thinking he was a fluke. Then I looked at his minor league numbers. Dude hit .340 across all levels. He’s the man, and most likely, a future batting champ.
His career batting average in the minors is actually .401 over 2 seasons. Hopefully the rehab assignment doesn’t drop it below .400
Fine 120 OPS+, 119 WRC+, 2.4 WAR as a rookie.
Going to be a star in this league. Love your game kid. Get well soon
Bummer. Good young player.
Damn! Was thinking he was too good to slump this long, wkth his approach and skills anyway. Yeah fractured forearm explains it pretty well. Heal up kid
A’s must’ve been using our Yankees doctors!
I told my friend he must have rizzo’s doctor haha
very talented kid. gonna win batting title someday
but 2 yrs into his major lg career, constantly injured
Here Nick take my award at least it stays with the Team. “Injury to insult “
ROY Kurtz, come on down….
Yeah – if it wasn’t before, it’s a lock now.
What does it say about the A’s Medical Staff that it takes 3 weeks to figure out a bone fracture and not a contusion?
well at least they didn’t try to hide it like Yordan Alvarez’s injury
Yup, save his stuff for next year. Always next year but I feel a change in the weather with this bunch. A’s are hitting as well as all of the Majors they need pitching. Bad.