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GCU great Wilson signs 7-year extension with A's
1/30/2026 3:24:00 PM | Baseball
Ex-Lopes star reportedly agrees to $70M deal less 3 years after leaving Brazell Field
Grand Canyon baseball great Jacob Wilson solidified his MLB future with the Athletics by agreeing to a seven-year contract extension through the 2032 season with a club option for 2023, the club announced.
Multiple media outlets reported that the deal is worth $70 million after the A's 23-year-old shortstop posted a breakout rookie campaign as the American League Rookie of the Year runner-up to teammate Nick Kurtz.
In his first full MLB season last summer, Wilson flashed his bat-to-ball skills and glovework to become the first rookie shortstop to start an MLB All-Star Game since 1960 (Ron Hansen of Baltimore), the first A's shortstop to start since 1975 (Bert Campaneris) and the youngest A's All-Star starter since 1971 (Vida Blue).
Wilson hit .311 to tie for the second-highest batting average in the majors behind AL Most Valuable Player Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. Wilson displayed more power with 13 home runs and posted 63 RBI, a .355 on-base percentage and an .800 OPS (on-base plus slugging). At 7.5%, Wilson boasted the second-lowest strikeout percentage in the majors, striking out only 39 times in 523 plate apperaances in 2025.
At GCU, Wilson was the toughest batter to strike out in the nation for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The consensus All-American and three-year Lopes starter became the program's highest draft pick ever when the Athletics selected him No. 6 overall in the 2023 MLB Draft.
After hitting .433 in the minors, Wilson played his first MLB game 14 months after his last GCU game.
Read more about Wilson's rapid rise here:
Multiple media outlets reported that the deal is worth $70 million after the A's 23-year-old shortstop posted a breakout rookie campaign as the American League Rookie of the Year runner-up to teammate Nick Kurtz.In his first full MLB season last summer, Wilson flashed his bat-to-ball skills and glovework to become the first rookie shortstop to start an MLB All-Star Game since 1960 (Ron Hansen of Baltimore), the first A's shortstop to start since 1975 (Bert Campaneris) and the youngest A's All-Star starter since 1971 (Vida Blue).
Wilson hit .311 to tie for the second-highest batting average in the majors behind AL Most Valuable Player Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. Wilson displayed more power with 13 home runs and posted 63 RBI, a .355 on-base percentage and an .800 OPS (on-base plus slugging). At 7.5%, Wilson boasted the second-lowest strikeout percentage in the majors, striking out only 39 times in 523 plate apperaances in 2025.
At GCU, Wilson was the toughest batter to strike out in the nation for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The consensus All-American and three-year Lopes starter became the program's highest draft pick ever when the Athletics selected him No. 6 overall in the 2023 MLB Draft.
After hitting .433 in the minors, Wilson played his first MLB game 14 months after his last GCU game.
Read more about Wilson's rapid rise here:
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