Christopher John Wilson (born November 18, 1980) is an American auto racing team owner and former professional baseball pitcher.
He is the founder and owner of sports car team CJ Wilson Racing, which competes in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge full-time and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship part-time.
His up and down season was cut short due to injury which resulted in season-ending Tommy John surgery on August 12.
He started the 2006 season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained hamstring before returning to the team going 1–2 with a 5.16 ERA with the Rangers before getting optioned to Triple-A on June 1.
Overall, he finished with career bests in: ERA (3.03), appearances (66), innings (68.1), strikeouts (63), WHIP (1.21), holds (15), and opposing batting average (.208).
Wilson had expressed an interest in returning to the rotation as early as 2006 and was told to report to spring training in condition to start.
Early conjecture amongst sports writers and fans covering the Rangers spring training debated if Wilson would actually be able to earn a spot in the rotation.
Wilson is just the sixth player in major league baseball history to go eight straight postseason starts without recording a victory.
[7] After the Rangers clinched the AL West on September 23, manager Ron Washington announced Wilson would be the team's ALDS game one starting pitcher.
[7] He led the league in games started (34), and was fourth in wins, fifth in win–loss percentage (.696), and sixth in strikeouts (206; sixth-most in Rangers history).
Despite the team making the playoffs in 2014, Wilson did not have a good season, finishing with an ERA of 4.51 and leading the majors in walks with 85.
Their wedding guests included professional wrestlers CM Punk and AJ Lee, who were scheduled to perform at the WWE pay-per-view TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in Houston on the same day; Punk and Lee persuaded the company to move their respective matches to be the first and second of the event, allowing the couple to leave on time to attend the wedding.
[20] A former Christian, Wilson is now a devout Taoist who follows a straight edge lifestyle which sees him abstaining from alcohol, recreational drugs, and promiscuous sex in order to maintain health.
[23] His comments on what he perceived as typical baseball players' attitudes to politics in the article, and some of his posts on the blog lonestarball.com, generated minor controversy within the Rangers' clubhouse.
[24] Wilson races racecars in his free time, and has mentioned he aims to be a professional racer after his baseball career; he is also highly interested in cars, having a collection of Porsches and a custom-painted McLaren P1.