Gavin Williams (baseball)

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15+2⁄3 innings. [6] After the 2018 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [7] As a sophomore in 2019, he appeared in 21 games (five starts), going 1–4 with a 4.56 ERA over 49+1⁄3 innings. [8] [9] In 2020, he pitched three innings before the college baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was considered a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, but went unselected. [10] [11] Williams moved into the starting rotation for the 2021 season. [12] He missed the beginning of the year with a minor injury but still appeared in 15 games (making 12 starts), going 10–1 with a 1.88 ERA with 130 strikeouts over 81+1⁄3 innings. [13] [14] He was named the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year alongside earning 2021 College Baseball All-America Team honors. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Professional career

The Cleveland Indians selected Williams in the first round, with the 23rd overall selection, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [19] He signed for $2.25 million. [20]

Williams was assigned to the Lake County Captains of the High-A Midwest League to make his professional debut and begin the 2022 season. [21] After nine starts in which he went 2-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 45 innings, he was promoted to the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Eastern League. [22] Over 16 starts with Akron, he posted a 3-3 record with a 2.31 ERA and 82 strikeouts over seventy innings. [23] He returned to Akron to open the 2023 season. [24] After three starts, he was promoted to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A International League. [25] Williams logged a 3–2 record and 2.93 ERA with 61 strikeouts across 9 starts for Columbus.

On June 20, 2023, the Guardians announced that Williams would be promoted to the major leagues for the first time to start the following day against the Oakland Athletics. [26] In 16 starts during his rookie campaign, he recorded a 3–5 record and 3.29 ERA with 81 strikeouts across 82 innings pitched.

Williams began the 2024 season on the injured list with right elbow inflammation. [27] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on May 9, 2024. [28] Williams was activated from the injured list on June 30. [29]

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  3. ↑ Jones, Sonny. "Called Third Strike: Gavin Williams sharp in first collegiate start". The Fayetteville Observer.
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Gavin Williams
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Williams with the Cleveland Guardians in 2024
Cleveland Guardians – No. 32
Pitcher
Born: (1999-07-26) July 26, 1999 (age 25)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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June 21, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians
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