Tom Wilson (baseball player)

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Tom Wilson (born December 19, 1970, in Fullerton, California) was a Major League Baseball catcher.

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft, Wilson would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on May 19, 2001.

The highlight of Wilson's career came on October 5, 2004. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wilson hit a solo home run in the National League Division Series against St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen. With this at-bat being his only postseason plate appearance, Wilson boasts a 1.000 career postseason batting average with a 4.000 slugging percentage. As of May 2006, this at-bat was also the last official at-bat Wilson has had at the Major League level.

On December 21, 2004, after the 2004 season had concluded, Wilson became a free agent. He was signed to a Minor League contract by the Colorado Rockies, but spent the entire season with their Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. A free agent again prior to the 2006 season, Wilson is now playing for the Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins, the Albuquerque Isotopes. Thus far, Wilson has compiled a career .253 batting average with 15 home runs and 76 runs batted in in 554 at-bats.

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