Bobby Wilson (baseball)

Robert Louis Wilson (born April 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and current coach.

At Seminole High, Wilson was part of a team that won the state and national championship and finished an undefeated 31–0.

On April 23, 2010, while playing catcher for the Angels against the New York Yankees, Wilson was involved in a head-on collision with Mark Teixeira, who was attempting to slide into home.

[3] Wilson signed a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training with the Arizona Diamondbacks in October 2013.

On March 29, 2016, the Texas Rangers traded Wilson and Myles Jaye to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bryan Holaday.

[7] Wilson was called up from the Toledo Mud Hens on April 12, 2016, when James McCann was placed on the disabled list.

Wilson was designated for assignment after the Texas Rangers acquired all star catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Milwaukee Brewers.

[14] Wilson became the backup catcher to Mitch Garver after Jason Castro was ruled out for the rest of the 2018 season after suffering a torn meniscus.

On December 9, 2019, Wilson was hired by the Texas Rangers organization to serve as the manager of the Frisco RoughRiders.

[19] On October 26, 2020, Wilson was named the Rangers catching coordinator[20] and went on to be part of the 2023 World Series Champions.

Wilson's second stint with the Texas Rangers in 2016