On Wednesday, a former Clemson standout made his 2025 season debut after missing the start of the Major League Baseball season due to injury.

Weston Wilson opened the season on the injured list (IL) after suffering a left oblique strain during spring training while hitting in the batting cage, but the former Tiger and current Philadelphia Phillies infielder/outfielder was activated from the IL on Wednesday.

After being reinstated from the IL, Wilson got the start in left field for the Phillies in Wednesday’s game against the New York Mets.

He went 1-for-2 and scored a run after hitting a single to left in his second plate appearance, before being replaced by a pinch hitter in the sixth inning of the Phillies’ eventual 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Mets at Citi Field in Queens.

Wilson was drafted in the 17th round (No. 501 overall pick) of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers and signed that June. The Phillies later signed him as a free agent in January 2023.

The 30-year-old utility man has taken advantage of limited opportunities in the big leagues, posting an impressive slash line of .292/.377/.491 with four home runs, seven doubles, one triple, 12 RBI, 19 runs scored and six stolen bases across 50 games in his MLB career, all with the Phillies.

Wilson made his MLB debut in August 2023, when he homered in his first career plate appearance, and he finished the 2023 season with a .313 average, the homer, two RBI, five runs scored and three steals over eight games.

Wilson performed well again during the 2024 season, when he hit .284 with three homers, 10 RBI, 13 runs scored and three stolen bases across 41 games.

Last season, on Aug. 15, Wilson made history by hitting for the cycle in the Phillies’ 13-3 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. He achieved just the 10th cycle in Phillies history and became the ninth Phillie player to hit for the cycle, as Chuck Klein did it two times, while Wilson also became the first rookie in Phillies history to hit for the cycle.

At Clemson, Wilson was a career .260 hitter with a .330 on-base percentage in 175 games (164 starts) over three seasons from 2014-16. The High Point, N.C., native had 26 doubles, four triples, 14 homers, 94 RBIs, 95 runs, 62 walks, five hit-by-pitches and 18 steals.

Elsewhere in the majors on Wednesday, another Clemson pro, Eli White, hit a tie-breaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 home win over the St. Louis Cardinals.