Education
Wilson attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California.
Wilson attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California.
He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2012 to 2014 and New York Yankees in 2015. Out of high school, the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Wilson in the 37th round (1126th overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign, opting to enroll at Fresno State University, where he played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team Pittsburgh Pirates
After his junior season at Fresno State, the Pirates drafted Wilson in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, and he signed with the Pirates.
In 2009, he played for the Lynchburg Hillcats.
In 2010, he played for the Altoona Curve. In 2011, he played for the Indianapolis Indians.
The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. On April 29, 2012, pitching for the Indianapolis Indians against the Durham Bulls, Wilson pitched the first 7 1/3 innings of a combined no-hitter, finished off by Jumbo Diaz and Doug Slaten.
“lieutenant was pretty awesome,” Wilson said after the game.
“Great for Jumbo to come in and not give up a hit. And Doug as well. Great defense all around. Outstanding play to end the game, it was an awesome play.
And then José Morales behind the plate was just outstanding tonight.” On leaving the game with a no-hitter, Wilson said: “lieutenant was tough, but you’ve got to trust your manager.”“He was making the call on what he thought, which was totally okay with medical
Totally understandable. I respect him, and understand what he was doing.” With two outs in the ninth inning, Reid Brignac sent a slow rolling check swing to second base, then Anderson Hernández ranged in, bare handed the ball, and made the flip to first base to complete the no-hitter.
On August 9, 2012, pitching for the Indianapolis Indians, Wilson pitched his second no-hitter of the 2012 season, an eight inning, complete game no-hitter against the Charlotte Knights (rain ended the game in the eighth inning). Wilson was promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 20, 2012.
Wilson made his major league debut the same day, pitching one scoreless inning, with three strikeouts.
He had a 3–4 record with a 4.20 European Research Area in 2014. New York Yankees
On November 12, 2014, the Pirates traded Wilson to the New York Yankees in exchange for Francisco Cervelli. During the 2015 season, Yankees" manager Joe Girardi used Wilson as his setup pitcher for the seventh inning, with Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller pitching the eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
Wilson had a 3.10 European Research Area in 61 innings pitched in 2015.
Detroit Tigers
On December 9, 2015, the Yankees traded Wilson to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Chad Green and Luis Cessa. On January 13, 2016, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Wilson, agreeing on a one-year, $1.525 million contract.
Prior to his professional career, Wilson played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs, where he was a member of the 2008 College World Series champions.