Brady Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Brady Williams

baseball player (1979-)

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1979

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Brady Williams

  • Brady Charles Williams (born October 18, 1979) is an American professional baseball manager.
  • He will begin his first season as manager of the Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, in 2019.
  • From 2014–2018, he spent five years as skipper of the Montgomery Biscuits, the Rays' Double-A farm system farm club.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, and through 2018 had compiled a win-loss record of 695–627 (.526).
  • 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.Brady Williams' younger brother Shawn is also a minor league manager and former player; he has been a skipper in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system since 2014.

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