Jacob Wilson comes home to Los Angeles and leads Athletics' 18-hit attack in 11-1 rout of Dodgers

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Jacob Wilson comes home to Los Angeles and leads Athletics' 18-hit attack in 11-1 rout of Dodgers

2025-05-14 14:35 Last Updated At：14:50

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jacob Wilson won’t forget his Dodger Stadium debut. The Athletics rookie hit a pair of two-run homers against the defending World Series champions in an 11-1 rout.

Growing up in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles from Los Angeles, Wilson visited the ballpark as a kid. His father, Jack, was an All-Star shortstop during his major league career with Pittsburgh, Seattle and Atlanta.

Wilson had about 25 family and friends in the stands and they got loud.

“For them to show up and have that game was pretty special,” he said Tuesday night.

The 23-year-old shortstop went 4 for 5 and had a career-high four RBIs, boosting his batting average to .363. His 58 hits are second in the majors behind Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees.

Wilson had his eighth multi-hit game in his last 12. His first four-hit game came last week against Seattle.

“We talked about his ability to put the barrel to the baseball and you saw every bit what he is capable of doing,” A's manager Mark Kotsay said. “This kid is off to a great start and continues to do things that in some ways, we’re watching him grow up as a big leaguer right now.”

Thanks to his father, Wilson already had a comfort level around the major leagues.

“He is really advanced in his approach and just the way he plays the game,” Kotsay said. “It definitely helps to get your feet on the ground but from the confidence standpoint you still have to have the results and have the success and he’s been doing that since we drafted him.”

Wilson has struck out just nine times and leads American League rookies in batting average and several other categories.

His first two-run shot in the third gave the A's a 2-0 lead. He did it again in the fifth to make it 4-1. Both homers came off Landon Knack.

“The guy's a very good player,” Knack said. “The guy does seem to hit everything. I got to execute a little better.”

Wilson said, "I don’t hit too many homers, so to be able to get the multi-one now out of the way was pretty awesome.”

The A's had a season-high five homers as part of their 18-hit attack.

“To be able to come here on their home field and with the talent they have on their roster, to be able to get that first win, it really just shows that we can play with the power teams in the league,” Wilson said.

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Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.

The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.

“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”

The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.

The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.

“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”

New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.

"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.

The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.

The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.

Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.

The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.

The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.

Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.

Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”

“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.

State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”

The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.

It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.