Mitch Williams
American baseball player and analyst (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mitchell Steven Williams (born November 17, 1964), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to 2014.
Mitch Williams | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1964-11-17) November 17, 1964 (age 59) Santa Ana, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 9, 1986, for the Texas Rangers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 10, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 45–58 |
Earned run average | 3.65 |
Strikeouts | 660 |
Saves | 192 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Williams, a left-hander with a high-90s fastball and major control issues, was largely effective, especially in the early part of his career earning 192 saves in his 11 seasons including a career high of 43 in 1993. He gave up a walk-off home run to Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth game of the 1993 World Series, which gave Toronto a World Series championship win over the Phillies. Williams' career went into decline afterward, although he played in parts of three more major league seasons.