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Brady Williams
Brady Williams
	Williams with the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays in 2006
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	Coach
	Born: October 18, 1979 (age 45); Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
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	As coach Tampa Bay Rays (2023–present);

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Brady Charles Williams (born October 18, 1979) is an American professional baseball coach who is the third base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Life and career

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he is the son of the late Jimy Williams, who was a Major League infielder, coach and manager.^[1]

Brady Williams, an infielder himself, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 45th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft out of Pasco-Hernando Community College. That season, his father was in the process of managing the Red Sox to a wild card berth in the 1999 American League pennant race. Brady Williams appeared in 264 minor league and 316 independent league games over the course of a seven-year (1999–2005) professional career, batting .233 with 441 hits and 58 home runs. He reached the Double-A level for eight games in 2002 as a member of the New Britain Rock Cats. During his active career, the 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 185 lb (84 kg) Williams batted and threw right-handed.

In 2006, Williams became a coach in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization at the Class A level, and has been a manager with the Short Season-A Hudson Valley Renegades (2009), Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods (2010–12), and Class A Charlotte Stone Crabs (2013). He was named the Midwest League's top managerial prospect of 2012 by Baseball America,^[2] and through 2018 had compiled a win–loss record of 695–627 (.526). From 2014–2018, he spent five years as skipper of the Montgomery Biscuits, the Rays' Double-A affiliate.^[3] In his second year in Montgomery, Williams led his club to the second-half North Division championship and the Southern League playoffs. He also led the 2016 and 2017 Biscuits to playoff berths. On January 18, 2019, Williams was named the manager of the Durham Bulls.^[4] In three full seasons at Durham (interrupted by the 2020 minor-league shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Williams posted a 247–172 (.589) record, including winning Triple-A national championships in 2021 and 2022, and finishing runner-up in the 2019 Governors' Cup playoffs.^[5]

On November 14, 2022, Williams was officially announced as the Rays' new third base coach, replacing Rodney Linares.^[6]

Brady Williams' younger brother Shawn is a minor league manager and former player; he has been a skipper in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system since 2014.

References

^ "Like father, like sons: Williams brothers follow dad's baseball footsteps".
^ milb.com
^ "Tampa Bay Rays official website, January 21, 2015". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ "Brady Williams Named New Bulls Manager". MiLB.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "Brady Williams Announced as Rays' 3rd Base Coach". milb.com. Minor League Baseball. November 14, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ Berry, Adam. "Rays finalize coaching staff with 3 promotions". MLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Billy Gardner Jr.	Montgomery Biscuits manager 2014–2018	Succeeded by Morgan Ensberg
Preceded by Jared Sandberg	Durham Bulls manager 2019–2022	Succeeded by Michael Johns

[1] "Like father, like sons: Williams brothers follow dad's baseball footsteps".

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[3] "Tampa Bay Rays official website, January 21, 2015". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[jan19-4] "Brady Williams Named New Bulls Manager". MiLB.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[5] "Brady Williams Announced as Rays' 3rd Base Coach". milb.com. Minor League Baseball. November 14, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[6] Berry, Adam. "Rays finalize coaching staff with 3 promotions". MLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

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+{{short description|American professional baseball manager (born 1979)}}
-'''Brady Charles Williams''' (born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] on October 18, 1979) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional baseball]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]].  On January 27, 2014, he was named the {{by|2014}} manager of the [[Montgomery Biscuits]], [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[farm system]] affiliate of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] of [[Major League Baseball]].
+{{Infobox baseball player
+|name=Brady Williams
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+|caption=Williams with the [[Southwest Michigan Devil Rays]] in 2006
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+|throws=Right
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+|birth_place=[[Salt Lake City, Utah]], U.S.
+|teams=
+'''As coach'''
+*[[Tampa Bay Rays]] ({{mlby|2023}}–present)
+}}
+'''Brady Charles Williams''' (born October 18, 1979) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|coach]] who is the third base coach for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).
+==Life and career==
-He is the son of [[Jimy Williams]], a former Major League [[infielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]].  An infielder himself, the younger Williams was selected by the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the 45th round of the [[1999 Major League Baseball Draft]] out of [[Pasco-Hernando Community College]].  That season, his father was in the process of managing the Red Sox to a [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] berth in the [[1999 in baseball|1999 American League pennant race]].  Brady Williams appeared in 264 [[minor league baseball|minor league]] and 316 [[independent league baseball|independent league]] [[games played|games]] over the course of a seven-year (1999–2005) professional career, [[batting average|batting]] .233 with 441 [[hit (baseball)|hits]] and 58 [[home run]]s.  He reached the Double-A level for eight games in 2002 as a member of the [[New Britain Rock Cats]].  During his active career, the {{convert|6|ft|1|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|185|lb|abbr=on}} Williams batted and threw [[right-handed]].
+Born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], he is the son of the late [[Jimy Williams]], who was a Major League [[infielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/baseball/montgomery-biscuits/2015/06/20/jimy-williams-sons-follow-baseball-footsteps/29050643/ | title=Like father, like sons: Williams brothers follow dad's baseball footsteps }}</ref>
+Brady Williams, an infielder himself, was selected by the [[Boston Red Sox]] in the 45th round of the [[1999 Major League Baseball draft]] out of [[Pasco-Hernando Community College]]. That season, his father was in the process of managing the Red Sox to a [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] berth in the [[1999 in baseball|1999 American League pennant race]]. Brady Williams appeared in 264 [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] and 316 [[independent league baseball|independent league]] [[games played|games]] over the course of a seven-year (1999–2005) professional career, [[batting average (baseball)|batting]] .233 with 441 [[hit (baseball)|hits]] and 58 [[home run]]s. He reached the Double-A level for eight games in 2002 as a member of the [[New Britain Rock Cats]]. During his active career, the {{convert|6|ft|1|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|185|lb|abbr=on}} Williams batted and threw right-handed.
-In 2006, Williams became a coach in the Tampa Bay organization at the Class A level, and has been a manager with the [[Short Season]]-A [[Hudson Valley Renegades]] (2009), [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[Bowling Green Hot Rods]] (2010–2012), and Class A [[Charlotte Stone Crabs]] (2013) prior to his promotion to the Montgomery assignment.  He was named the [[Midwest League]]'s top managerial prospect of 2012 by [[Baseball America]],<ref>[http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140127&content_id=67164384&vkey=news_t421&fext=.jsp&sid=t421 milb.com]</ref> and through 2013 had compiled a [[win-loss record]] of 322–303 (.515).
+In 2006, Williams became a coach in the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] organization at the Class A level, and has been a manager with the [[Short Season]]-A [[Hudson Valley Renegades]] (2009), [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] [[Bowling Green Hot Rods]] (2010–12), and Class A [[Charlotte Stone Crabs]] (2013). He was named the [[Midwest League]]'s top managerial prospect of 2012 by [[Baseball America]],<ref>[http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140127&content_id=67164384&vkey=news_t421&fext=.jsp&sid=t421 milb.com]</ref> and through {{baseball year|2018}} had compiled a [[win–loss record]] of 695–627 (.526). From 2014–2018, he spent five years as skipper of the [[Montgomery Biscuits]], the Rays' [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] affiliate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.rays.mlb.com/news/article/107054120/tampa-bay-rays-name-minor-league-coaching-staff |title=Tampa Bay Rays official website, January 21, 2015 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308005431/http://m.rays.mlb.com/news/article/107054120/tampa-bay-rays-name-minor-league-coaching-staff |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his second year in Montgomery, Williams led his club to the second-half North Division championship and the Southern League playoffs. He also led the {{baseball year|2016}} and 2017 Biscuits to playoff berths. On January 18, 2019, Williams was named the manager of the [[Durham Bulls]].<ref name="jan19">{{cite news |title=Brady Williams Named New Bulls Manager |url=https://www.milb.com/durham/news/brady-williams-named-new-bulls-manager/c-302868482 |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=MiLB.com |date=January 18, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In three full seasons at Durham (interrupted by the {{by|2020}} minor-league shutdown due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]), Williams posted a 247–172 (.589) record, including winning Triple-A national championships in {{by|2021}} and {{by|2022}}, and finishing runner-up in the {{by|2019}} [[Governors' Cup]] playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/durham/news/brady-williams-announced-as-rays-3rd-base-coach |title=Brady Williams Announced as Rays' 3rd Base Coach |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=November 14, 2022 |website=milb.com |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=February 8, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
-Brady Williams' younger brother Shawn is also a minor league manager and former player, who will skipper the 2014 [[Williamsport Crosscutters]], [[Short Season]]-A affiliate of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].
+On November 14, 2022, Williams was officially announced as the Rays' new third base coach, replacing [[Rodney Linares]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berry |first1=Adam |title=Rays finalize coaching staff with 3 promotions |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-finalize-2023-coaching-staff |website=MLB.com |access-date=November 14, 2022}}</ref>
+Brady Williams' younger brother Shawn is a minor league manager and former player; he has been a skipper in the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]' [[farm system]] since 2014.
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v t e Tampa Bay Rays current roster
Active roster	1 Richie Palacios 2 Yandy Díaz 6 Taylor Walls 7 José Caballero 8 Brandon Lowe 11 Shane Baz 13 Junior Caminero 15 Josh Lowe 18 Shane McClanahan 21 Jonny DeLuca 24 Christopher Morel 25 Curtis Mead 26 Kameron Misner 29 Pete Fairbanks 30 Ben Rortvedt 37 Osleivis Basabe 39 Manuel Rodríguez 40 Jacob Waguespack 41 Logan Driscoll 43 Hunter Bigge 44 Ryan Pepiot 45 Taj Bradley 48 Mason Montgomery 49 Kevin Kelly 52 Zack Littell 57 Drew Rasmussen 58 Yoniel Curet 60 Garrett Cleavinger 62 Jonathan Aranda 63 Edwin Uceta 71 Cole Sulser -- Joe Boyle -- Danny Jansen -- Nathan Lavender -- Jake Mangum -- Eric Orze -- Joe Rock -- Ian Seymour -- Mike Vasil
Restricted list	5 Wander Franco
Coaching staff	Manager 16 Kevin Cash Bench 27 Rodney Linares Hitting 51 Chad Mottola Asst. hitting 40 Dan DeMent Asst. hitting 53 Brady North Pitching 23 Kyle Snyder Asst. pitching 92 Rick Knapp First base 9 Michael Johns Third base 4 Brady Williams Bullpen 33 Jorge Moncada Bullpen catcher 99 Misha Dworken Analytics coach 97 Jonathan Erlichman Field coordinator 46 Tomas Francisco