Joshua Aaron Wilson (born March 26, 1981) is an American former professional baseball infielder.
Wilson played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers.
On the team, Wilson was first in plate appearances (237), at-bats (203), hits; was tied for first in runs (29), triples; and was second in doubles, and RBIs.
With the Blue Sox, Wilson batted .344 with 89 hits, 13 doubles, 6 triples, 3 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 9 stolen bases in 66 games.
He batted .285 with 144 hits, 28 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases in 123 games.
[5] He made his Major League debut on September 7 against the Washington Nationals, popping out as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.
He did not record his first hit until the last game of the season, on October 2 against the Atlanta Braves, when he doubled to left field in the bottom of the 10th off of Kyle Davies and then scored the winning run on a single by Juan Pierre.
On January 6, 2006, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later, but he missed the first part of the 2006 season after being placed on the 60-day disabled list with a broken toe.
He played in 89 games that season with the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox, hitting .307, but did not get called up to the Majors.
While on the Diamondbacks he helped turn a triple play against the Dodgers and was once again used as a relief pitcher, throwing a 90 mph fastball.
He allowed a three-run, opposite field, game-winning home run to Mark Reynolds on an 88-MPH, cut fastball.
[9] While with the Seattle Mariners, he was affectionately nicknamed "The Paperboy" by Ken Griffey Jr. With the Mariners in '09 he hit .250 with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs and 10 RBIs in 45 games giving him a combined average of .219 with 42 hits in 72 games between Arizona, San Diego and Seattle.
[14] Wilson signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves on November 22, 2011[15] but suffered a setback injury during spring training and never made it to the big leagues with the club.
Wilson returned to the Diamondbacks for the third time in 2013 and made the big league roster out of spring training.