Jacob Wilson sets insane MLB record as Athletics crash Red Sox party

Nypost · Aug 10, 2026 · 287 words · By Grant Young

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The Boston Red Sox were probably not expecting the 47-71 Athletics to be the team that stopped their absurd hot streak over the past six or so weeks.

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What happened

The Boston Red Sox were probably not expecting the 47-71 Athletics to be the team that stopped their absurd hot streak over the past six or so weeks.

Why it matters

But baseball is strange that way, which was proven once again when the Athletics took two games out of their three-game series at Fenway Park over the weekend.

Common ground

Boston entered the series on a 26-3 streak, had won nine straight games, then dominated the Athletics with a 13-1 victory on Friday night.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “had won nine straight games”

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Multiple sources mention the Red Sox winning nine consecutive games or nine consecutive series around the time of the reported events.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox finished with a 98–64 record, three games behind the New Yo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox

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Claim 2: “Wilson hasn’t made an error since July 6, 2025”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found to confirm the date of Wilson's last error.

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Claim 3: “Boston entered the series on a 26-3 streak”

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While there is evidence of the Red Sox having winning streaks, no source specifically mentions a '26-3 streak' entering this specific series.

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Claim 4: “This surpassed former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick’s record for consecutive games played at shortstop without an error, which he set in 2022”

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No evidence was found regarding Mike Bordick's record or the year 2022 in relation to this specific stat.

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Claim 5: “Wilson (who signed a seven-year, $70 million contract extension with the Athletics this past offseason)”

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Claim 6: “The Athletics had lost 12 straight series before this”

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The evidence mentions this was their first series win since mid-June, but does not explicitly count '12 straight series' lost.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fenway Park.April 7 – The Athletics began their first road series of the season, facing the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ryan Noda hit a home run for the second consec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Oakland_Athletics_season

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web search NEUTRAL — Jacob Wilson is still perfect. Wilson and the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, which gave them their first series win since mid-June. Wilson didn't commit a si…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/athletics-jacob-wilson-sets-mlb-sh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to today's live watch-along and play-by-play commentary as the Boston Red Sox host the Athletics at historic Fenway Park! Grab a seat, jump into the live chat, and talk baseball with us as we …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp8Yp9CfW_g

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Claim 7: “taking the next two games, first with a 7-3 win on Saturday then a 4-3 win on Sunday”

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One source confirms the Sunday win (4-3), but the Saturday 7-3 win is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the team was founded in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics. They won three World Series championships in 1910, 1911, and 1913, and back-to-back titles in 1929…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)

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web search NEUTRAL — The Athletics moved to Oakland from Kansas City in 1968, where the team had previously relocated in 1954 from its original home in Philadelphia. The Athletics were successful in Oakland, winning four …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics

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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Athletics with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/athletics

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Claim 8: “the Athletics took two games out of their three-game series at Fenway Park over the weekend”

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Evidence from a web search specifically mentions the Athletics beat the Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday at Fenway Park and that this gave them their first series win since mid-June, implying they took the series.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Boston Red Sox season was the 118th season in the team's history, and their 107th season at Fenway Park. Under first year manager Alex Cora, the team finished with a 108–54 record, winning th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox. While the stadium wa…
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Claim 9: “Sunday’s game marked the 111th consecutive contest that Wilson finished without recording an error, per MLB.com”

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Two independent web sources confirm Jacob Wilson's record of 111 consecutive errorless games.

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web search NEUTRAL — To compile a streak of consecutive games in Major League Baseball, a player must appear in every game played by his team. The streak is broken if the team completes a game in which the player neither …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Wilson's record of 111 consecutive errorless games is particularly impressive for a shortstop, a position that often faces high-pressure plays and difficult fielding situations. While other positions,…
https://btw.co/node/11889125/wilson-record/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jacob Wilson is still perfect. Wilson and the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, which actually gave them their first series win since mid-June.111th Athletics C…
https://channel1la.com/athletics-jacob-wilson-sets-mlb-short…

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Claim 10: “is hitting .269 with just seven home runs and a .693 OPS this season”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 11: “dominated the Athletics with a 13-1 victory on Friday night”

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No provided evidence confirms a 13-1 victory on Friday night; search results for 'Red' were generic or unrelated to the game score.

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Claim 12: “the 47-71 Athletics”

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One web search result states the Athletics have a record of 47 wins and 72 losses, which contradicts the claim of 47-71.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2002 Oakland Athletics season was the 102nd season in franchise history and the 35th season in Oakland, California. The Athletics finished first in the American League West with a record of 103–59…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Oakland_Athletics_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Oakland Athletics' 2004 season involved the Athletics finishing second in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The Athletics missed the postseason for the first time si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Oakland_Athletics_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team currently and temporarily based in West Sacramento, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)

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