Matt Williams (third baseman)

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Matt Williams
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Williams with the Washington Nationals in 2015
San Francisco Giants – No. 9
Third baseman / Manager / Third base coach
Born: (1965-11-28) November 28, 1965 (age 58)
Bishop, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1987, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 2003, for the Arizona DiamondbacksDates
National League champion 2 1989, 2001
World Series champion 1 2001
Awards received
Name of awardTimesDates
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame N/A2017 [22]
MLB All-Star 5 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
MLB Player of the Month 2May 1995, [23] April 1999 [23]
MLB Player of the Week 4Jun. 16, 1990 [24]
Jul. 30, 1994 [24]
Apr. 24, 1999 [24]
Jun. 26, 1999 [24]
National League Manager of the Year 1 2014
Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base 41991, [25] 1993, [25] 1994 [25] 1997 [25]
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame N/A2008
Silver Slugger Award at third base 4 1990, [26] 1993, [26] 1994, [26] 1997 [26]
Southern Nevada Sports Hall of FameN/A2005 [27]
UNLV Athletics Hall of FameN/A1997 [28]
National League statistical leader
CategoryTimesSeasons
National League home run leader 1 1994 [29]
National League RBI leader 1 1990 [29]

Hall of Fame candidacy

Williams became eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. He received just 1.3% of the votes, and was dropped from the ballot. [30]

Personal life

Williams has been married three times. He and his first wife, Tracie, had three children. [31] [32] He was selected for the 1989 Triple-A All-Star Game but withdrew from the contest in order to get married. [33] He married his second wife, film actress Michelle Johnson, in 1999. They divorced in 2002, and did not have children together. [34] In 2003, Williams married Phoenix news anchor Erika Monroe. [32] In 2007 the couple co-hosted the weekend pre-game shows for the Arizona Diamondbacks called "DBacks on Deck".

In March 2023, Williams took a leave of absence from the Padres organization after he underwent surgery following a diagnosis of colon cancer. [35]

In September 2023, Erika Monroe filed for divorce from Williams, citing irreconcilable differences. They share one child, an adult daughter. [36]

Williams is the grandson of former major league outfielder Bert Griffith.

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References

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  2. ↑ Washington Nationals, MLB.com Matt Williams #9 Archived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Page Accessed March 11, 2013
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  15. ↑ "Dave Martinez Managerial Record".
  16. ↑ @JaneMLB (November 17, 2017). "Matt Williams will be back on the field in the Bay Area next year. He's agreed to be the A's third-base coach" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  20. ↑ Mark Fainaru-Wada & Lance Williams (November 6, 2007). "Baseball's Jose Guillen, Matt Williams bought steroids from clinic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  21. ↑ Nightengale, Bob; Ortiz, Jorge L.; White, Paul (March 3, 2010). "The '07 Mitchell Report's effect: Five active players reflect". USA Today.
  22. ↑ "Matt Williams". Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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  30. ↑ Antonen, Mel (January 15, 2009). "Rice joins Henderson as newest baseball Hall of Famers". USA Today.
  31. ↑ Jenkins, Bruce (October 9, 1997). "Life Jabs at Williams / Divorce after trade to Indians". SFGate.com. San Francisco Chronicles. Retrieved May 15, 2016. Tracie asked for a divorce not long after the Giants traded Williams to Cleveland. The news blindsided him like a Mack truck...
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  36. ↑ "Ex-MLB Star Matt Williams' Wife Files For Divorce". TMZ. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by National League Player of the Month
May 1995
April 1999		Succeeded by
Preceded by Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach
2010		Succeeded by
Preceded by Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach
2011–2013
2016		Succeeded by
Preceded by Oakland Athletics third base coach
2018–		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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