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Brady Charles Williams (born October 18, 1979) is an American professional baseball manager. He has been the manager of the Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A farm system affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, since January 27, 2014.^[1]

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he is the son of Jimy Williams, a former Major League infielder, coach and manager. 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 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) prior to his promotion to the Montgomery assignment. He was named the Midwest League's top managerial prospect of 2012 by Baseball America,^[2] and through 2015 had compiled a win-loss record of 465–438 (.515). In his second year in Montgomery, Williams led his club to the second-half North Division championship and the Southern League playoffs. He was rehired as the Biscuits' 2016 pilot on January 5.^[3]

Brady Williams' younger brother Shawn is also a minor league manager and former player, who will spend his second year as skipper the Lakewood BlueClaws, Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, in 2016.

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Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Billy Gardner, Jr.	Montgomery Biscuits manager 2014–	Succeeded by Incumbent

[zree-1] Tampa Bay Rays official website, January 21, 2015

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[3] Montgomery Biscuits, 2016-01-05

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 '''Brady Charles Williams''' (born October 18, 1979) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional baseball]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]].  He has been the manager of the [[Montgomery Biscuits]], [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[farm system]] affiliate of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] of [[Major League Baseball]], since January 27, 2014.<ref name="zree">[http://m.rays.mlb.com/news/article/107054120/tampa-bay-rays-name-minor-league-coaching-staff Tampa Bay Rays official website, January 21, 2015]</ref>
-Born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], he is the son of [[Jimy Williams]], a former Major League [[infielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]].  The younger 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|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 [[Jimy Williams]], a former Major League [[infielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]].  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|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 {{by|2015}} had compiled a [[win-loss record]] of 465–438 (.515).  In his second year in Montgomery, Williams led his club to the second-half North Division championship and the Southern League playoffs. He was rehired as the Biscuits' {{by|2016}} pilot on January 5.<ref>[http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160105&content_id=161068188&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb&sid=milb Montgomery Biscuits, 2016-01-05]</ref>
+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]] (2010–12), 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 {{by|2015}} had compiled a [[win-loss record]] of 465–438 (.515).  In his second year in Montgomery, Williams led his club to the second-half North Division championship and the Southern League playoffs. He was rehired as the Biscuits' {{by|2016}} pilot on January 5.<ref>[http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160105&content_id=161068188&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb&sid=milb Montgomery Biscuits, 2016-01-05]</ref>
 Brady Williams' younger brother Shawn is also a minor league manager and former player, who will spend his second year as skipper the [[Lakewood BlueClaws]], [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] affiliate of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], in 2016.