Ronnie Williams (baseball)

Ronnie Ellis Williams (born January 6, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Ronnie Williams
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-01-06) January 6, 1996
Miami, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 5, 2022, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record3-3
Earned run average5.89
Strikeouts32
Teams

Career

Williams attended American Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where he played baseball and went 8–2 with a 0.97 ERA as a senior.[1]

St. Louis Cardinals

After his senior year, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round with the 68th overall selection of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He spent six seasons in the Cardinals system, but missed nearly all of the 2018 season with an elbow injury.[3] He reached as high as the Class AA Springfield Cardinals of the Texas League in 2019.[4]

San Francisco Giants

Williams was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft.[5] He was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Northeast to begin the 2021 season and was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple-A West in early September.[6] Over 29 games (five starts) between the two clubs, Williams went 6–4 with a 2.77 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 78 innings.[7] Williams elected minor league free agency after the season.

Kia Tigers

On December 26, 2021, Williams signed with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League on a $300,000 contract that included a $100,000 signing bonus.[8] He was released on June 29, 2022.

San Francisco Giants (second stint)

On July 14, 2022, Williams signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

See also

References
  1. "Prep Baseball Report > Florida > News".
  2. "Cardinals select Ronnie Williams in 2nd Round & Andrew Morales in Supplemental Round B during 2014 Draft". MLB.com.
  3. "Brief Notes on the 2020 Rule 5 Draft: Cards Lose 2 Pitchers and Gain 1 in the Minor League Phase". Viva el Birdos.
  4. "An inside look at how Cardinals minor leaguers spent a summer when they could not play baseball". September 11, 2020.
  5. "Cardinals claim lefty Williams from Angels, lose two righthanders in minor-league Rule 5 draft".
  6. "Preparation breeds confidence for Flying Squirrels reliever Ronnie Williams".
  7. "Giants 2021 minor-league All-Stars: Marco Luciano, Kyle Harrison, Luis Matos and more".
  8. mlbtraderumors.com/2021/12/kbos-kia-tigers-sign-socrates-brito-ronnie-williams.html
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