Desi Bernard Wilson was a first baseman

First baseman

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 for the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 in the 1996 season. He was originally drafted by the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

 in the 1991 amateur draft

1991 Major League Baseball Draft

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, and traded to the Giants, along with Rich Aurilia

Rich Aurilia

Richard Santo Aurilia is a former Major League Baseball player, mainly as a shortstop. He bats and throws right-handed.The 24th round pick of the Texas Rangers in the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, Aurilia worked in the Rangers minor league system before being traded with first baseman Desi...

, for pitcher John Burkett

John Burkett

John David Burkett is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He compiled 166 wins, 1,766 strikeouts, and a 4.31 earned run average. He pitched from 1987–2003, with the San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox. His best season came in 1993 when he...

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He is now the hitting coach for the Iowa Cubs

Iowa Cubs

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, the Class AAA minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs

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Major League career

Wilson played part of one season on the 1996 Giants, with a .271 batting average over 41 games. He also played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers

Hanshin Tigers

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 in 1998.

Minor league career

Wilson played in the minor leagues until 2002, but has since gone to independent leagues. Overall, he has hit .312 in his minor league career. In 2005, Desi had a 30-game hitting streak

Hitting streak

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 and batted .411, setting a Golden Baseball League

Golden Baseball League

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 record.

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