Preston Wilson Notable

b. July 19, 1974 · New York Mets 1998, Florida Marlins 1998–2002, Colorado Rockies 2003–2005, Washington Nationals 2005, Houston Astros 2006, St. Louis Cardinals 2006–2007

Preston Wilson played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1998 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007. His longest stay was with the Florida Marlins, from 1998 to 2002.

Across 1,108 games he batted .264, with 1,055 hits and 573 runs. He finished with 189 home runs, 221 doubles and 124 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs batted in once, in 2003, with 141. He played 1,059 games in the outfield, with 2,287 putouts and 43 errors.

He was an All-Star in 2003.

He was born in Bamberg, SC, USA on July 19, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2003
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie	1	1999
Player of the Week	1	2003
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1999

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	FLA/NYM	22	51	7	8	2	0	1	3	6	21	1	.157
1999	FLA	149	482	67	135	21	4	26	71	46	156	11	.280
2000	FLA	161	605	94	160	35	3	31	121	55	187	36	.264
2001	FLA	123	468	70	128	30	2	23	71	36	107	20	.274
2002	FLA	141	510	80	124	22	2	23	65	58	140	20	.243
2003	COL	155	600	94	169	43	1	36	141	54	139	14	.282
2004	COL	58	202	24	50	11	0	6	29	17	49	2	.248
2005	COL/WSN	139	520	73	135	29	2	25	90	45	148	6	.260
2006	HOU/STL	135	501	58	132	25	2	17	72	29	121	12	.263
2007	STL	25	64	6	14	3	0	1	5	4	17	2	.219
Career	—	1108	4003	573	1055	221	16	189	668	350	1085	124	.264

On this day & linked events

1974

Born July 19, 1974

Bamberg, SC, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Preston Wilson

Preston Wilson made a major-league debut on May 7, 1998.

2007

Final major-league game: Preston Wilson

Preston Wilson played a final major-league game on May 5, 2007.

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