Athletics’ shortstop Jacob Wilson has not recorded an error at the position since July 6, 2025. On Tuesday, that record was at stake against the Tampa Bay Rays after a throw to second base went wild.
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Everyone, including Wilson, believed his errorless streak had come to an end after 112 games. But in the latest turn of events, the official scorer overturned the ruling post-game. After the brief hiccup, Wilson’s incredible streak was alive and stretched to an MLB-high 113 games.
On Tuesday night, the Athletics were trailing 9-2 against the Tampa Bay Rays with Yandy Diaz at the plate. On a splitter from Yunior Tur, Diaz hit a grounder to shortstop. Wilson nabbed the ball and threw it to second base. With a runner on first, it was the obvious play to make.
But his throw went wide of 2B Donovan Walton, keeping all runners safe at the bases. The play was initially ruled as an error on Wilson’s part but was later overturned. It was changed to Diaz reaching on a fielder’s choice.
Posting the play that was overturned, Jomboy Media wrote on X, “Jacob Wilson’s errorless streak was extended to 113 games after this error was changed to a fielder’s choice.”
The decision to overturn the error came post-game after official scorer Mark Honbo reviewed the play. Official scorers have a 24-hour window to make such changes.
Honbo concluded that it was a tough defensive play, not a routine mistake by Wilson. Manager Mark Kotsay also agreed with Honbo’s postgame decision.
“Jacob didn’t feel he had a chance to get the runner at first and went for the out at second. … I think the official scorer got it right now with the fielder’s choice. You wouldn’t want to see a play that was marginal by any measure dictate a streak like this,” noted Kotsay, per MLB.com.
Wilson has signed a seven-year, $70 million contract extension with the Athletics this January. His deal includes a club option for 2033. A 3-year veteran in MLB, Wilson has played 224 games as a shortstop for the Athletics. Since his debut in 2024, Wilson has recorded only 8 errors at the position, all in 2025.
His debut season, when he played 27 games as shortstop, was spotless as well.
Following Wilson’s wild throw on Tuesday, Tur recorded the second out of the inning in the next at-bat. The Rays put runners on base, with Diaz at second and Palacios at third, as Jonathan Aranda grounded out. Carson Williams came to bat next and launched a three-run homer to extend the Rays’ lead to 12-2.
The Rays’ pitching staff mostly silenced the Athletics’ offense.
They recorded only two scoring plays— a two-run home run from Butler and a 2-RBI double from Carlos Cortes. Apart from scoring on Butler’s homer in the fourth inning, Wilson hit a single in the same frame.
But none of it could prevent the Tampa Bay Rays from winning their 8th straight game, 12-4. Yet, Wilson’s excellence remains undeniable.
The A’s shortstop has a slash line of .269/.299/.392 in 78 games with 7 homers and 37 RBIs this season. With his 113-game errorless streak, Wilson is now the MLB record holder.
He surpassed Mike Bordick’s record as a shortstop. Bordick had a 110-game streak, which he set in 2002 while playing for the Orioles. Wilson broke Bordick’s record on Sunday at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox.
The Athletics also snapped their 9-game losing skid with a 4-3 win on the same day.
The 24-year-old’s skills at shortstop probably come from his bloodline.
His father, Jack Wilson, played 12 seasons in the big leagues as a shortstop. From 2001 to 2012, Jack Wilson played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves, retiring with a .265 BA.
Wilson expressed gratitude towards his father as he continues to excel as a shortstop.
“He’s a very defensive-first guy for me, growing up by teaching me defense first before the hitting side of things,” Wilson told ESPN. “Making sure you’re always prepared to play defense every day.”
Following their series sweep against the Rays, the Athletics would next face the Texas Rangers. But the Athletics would be at a disadvantage without their star slugger Nick Kurtz.
Nick Kurtz’s 2026 season at risk
The Athletics placed their 23-year-old star slugger, Nick Kurtz, on the IL after he sprained his right thumb on July 10. He returned two weeks later, but continued to struggle at the plate.
His production saw a steady decline over the last month, hitting only .184.
Kurtz has registered only one hit in his last 18 at-bats across 7 games. The last time he recorded a hit was against the Minnesota Twins on July 26.
Kurtz, who took a platelet-rich plasma injection on August 4, was scheduled to see a hand specialist last week. But before Tuesday’s game, manager Mark Kotsay had an ominous update for Kurtz.
“Four weeks of no mobility. You probably can do the timeline and think through the scenarios in front of us for Nick,” Kotsay told Martin Gallegos of MLB.com.
Kurtz will have to be in a brace for now, and he will not return before the last week of September.
He has hit 21 home runs for the Athletics so far this season. Now, the team has to navigate the rest of this season without the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year. With the Athletics being 13 games out of a Wild Card spot, it might be best for Kurtz not to rush back and let his hand heal completely first.