A's shortstop Jacob Wilson has been having a standout rookie season, which doesn't surprise his former coach at Grand Canyon University.

In honor of Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, here are five active NFL players who were drafted by MLB teams, plus five others who could have played in the big leagues.

Jack Wilson was an All-Star in 2004 when he achieved a 200-hit season and won the Silver Slugger Award. His MLB career spanned 12 seasons, as a shortstop with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle ...

"The Beach Boys" during a recording session, 1966. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Wilson’s aspirations for a more lasting legacy began to flower more fully by 1965.