Matthew Williams (baseball)

This article is about the minor league pitcher. For other baseball players named Matt Williams, see Matthew Williams.

Matthew Williams
Williams with the Fort Myers Miracle in 2008
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medals Men’s Baseball Representing Australia Haarlem Baseball Week 2016 Haarlem National team

Matthew Jarrad Williams (28 February 1987) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Williams has played in the Minnesota Twins organisation, who signed him as a non-drafted free agent in 2004.

Career

Williams began the 2008 season with the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League. Going 2-0 with seven saves and a 2.09 earned run average and 42 strike outs over 38.2 innings pitched earned him a Midwest League All-Star selection, and a promotion to the Twins' advanced-A affiliate in Fort Myers. With the Miracle, he went 2-2 with a 3.35 ERA and 37 strikeouts in twenty appearances. He also started two games for the first time in his minor league career with the Miracle. In his starts, he was 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA—giving up one earned run over nine total innings.

Williams is one of two current Miracle on the ever-increasing list of Australian born baseball players, as he was born in Camden, Australia (the other being infielder/outfielder Daniel Berg).

Australian National Team

He played for the Australian national baseball team in the 2009 Baseball World Cup.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)