Paul Wilson (baseball)

Mlbretired
name=Paul Wilson


position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|3|28
Belleville, Illinois
debutdate=April 4
debutyear=by|1996
debutteam=New York Mets
finaldate=
finalyear=by|2005
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=40-58
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.86
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=619
teams=
* New York Mets (by|1996)
* Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2000-by|2002)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|2003-by|2005)

Paul Anthony Wilson (born March 28 1973 in Belleville, Illinois) is a free agent right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In his minor league career, he was billed alongside Jason Isringhausen and Bill Pulsipher as being a future Mets star. Wilson played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles under head coach Mike Martin.

On July 28, by|2000, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In by|2002, he was granted free agency and then signed with the Cincinnati Reds. In by|2004, he was a free agent again, but quickly re-signed with the Reds.

In 2004, Paul had a career high 11 wins and 6 losses in 29 games.

On March 21, by|2007, Paul was released by the Reds, another setback as he tried to come back from shoulder surgery.

Wilson played for the Reno Silver Sox of the Golden Baseball League in by|2008, before his release on June 8.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=wilsopa02 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsopa02.shtml Baseball Reference]