12-1220: Matthew or Matt Williams may refer to: Sports [ edit ] Baseball [ edit ] Matt Williams (right-handed pitcher) (born 1959), American Major League Baseball player Matt Williams (third baseman) (born 1965), American Major League Baseball player and manager Matt Williams (left-handed pitcher) (born 1971), American Major League Baseball player Matthew Williams (baseball) (born 1987), Australian baseball player Rugby [ edit ] Matt Williams (rugby union coach) (born 1960), Australian rugby union coach Matt Williams (rugby union, born 1988) , English rugby union player Matt Williams (rugby union, born 1998) , English rugby union player Other sports [ edit ] Matthew Williams (footballer) (born 1982), Welsh footballer Matt Williams (equestrian) (born 1985), Australian show jumper Matt Williams (soccer) (born 1987), American soccer player Matthew Williams (cricketer) (born 1990), Zimbabwean cricketer Matt Williams (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player Matt Williams (American football) (fl. 2008–2010), American football placekicker for
24-650: Is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He pitched parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball : 1983 for the Toronto Blue Jays and 1985 for the Texas Rangers . Williams was the Blue Jays' first-round pick in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft and the fifth pick overall out of Rice University . He debuted for the Blue Jays in 1983, but pitched just 8 innings in 4 games before returning to
36-669: Is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of the Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since
48-492: The China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with
60-666: The National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with the advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to
72-520: The Time Team , and Digging for Britain presenter Fictional characters [ edit ] Matt Robinson , also known as Matt Williams, fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours Matthew Williams, personification of Canada in the anime Hetalia by Hidekaz Himaruya [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
84-676: The 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues,
96-454: The 1950s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada consists of
108-828: The Texas Tech Red Raiders Politics [ edit ] Matt Williams (Australian politician) (born 1973) Matt Williams (Nebraska politician) (born 1949) Other [ edit ] Matthew Williams (laborer) (1908–1931), lynching victim in the United States Matthew Williams (designer) , designer Matthew O. Williams (born 1981), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Matt Williams (Internet entrepreneur) (born 1972), Internet entrepreneur Matt Williams (producer) (born 1951), television producer Matt Williams (radio presenter) (born 1971), BBC radio sports reporter and presenter Matt Williams, archaeologist, member of
120-687: The major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in the United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ")
132-449: The minor leagues. After another two years in the minors, Williams was traded to the Rangers as part of a deal to acquire Cliff Johnson . Williams pitched six games down the stretch for Texas, including three starts, with an ERA of 2.42. Despite this impressive showing, he never again played in the major leagues. This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in
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#1732855658070144-529: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Williams&oldid=1241907358 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Matt Williams (right-handed pitcher) Matthew Evan Williams (born July 25, 1959)
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