Alika Williams

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Alika Williams
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Williams at Arizona State in 2019
Tampa Bay Rays
Shortstop
Born: (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 22)
San Diego, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Alexander David Williams (born March 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Amateur career[]

Williams attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California, where he played baseball.[1] As a sophomore, he hit .402 with 22 RBIs.[2] For his high school career, he had a .374 batting average.[3] He was selected by the New York Yankees in the 32nd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and instead enrolled at Arizona State University to play college baseball.[4][5]

In 2018, as a freshman at Arizona State, Williams appeared in 55 games (making 54 starts), batting .280 with twenty RBIs.[6][7] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves.[8][9][10] As a sophomore in 2019, he hit .333 with four home runs, 53 RBIs, and nine stolen bases over 57 games.[11][12] He played for the United States collegiate national baseball team that summer.[13][14] During his junior year in 2020, Williams batted .250 with one home run and eight RBIs over 17 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Professional career[]

Williams was selected 37th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[16] He signed with the Rays on June 18 for $1.85 million.[17] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[18]

Williams made his professional debut in 2021 with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Low-A East.[19] He was promoted to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the High-A East in mid-August.[20] After 13 games with Bowling Green, he was promoted to the Durham Bulls of the Triple-A East, but was reassigned back to Bowling Green shortly after.[21] Over 73 games between the three clubs, Williams slashed .267/.312/.375 with five home runs and 46 RBIs.

References[]

  1. ^ "Athlete of the Week: Williams sets sights on college baseball, or perhaps the majors". Pomerado News. May 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Monahan, Terry. "Baseball: RBHS, Poway among section's best". mcall.com.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Lyle (April 30, 2018). "ASU Baseball: After slow start, Alika Williams has come into his own at the plate in his freshman year".
  4. ^ "2017 Draft Picks: New York Yankees". ESPN.com. June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Major League clubs draft half of ASU baseball's 2017 signing class". The Arizona State Press.
  6. ^ "ASUDevils - ASU baseball season-ending stock report". arizonastate.rivals.com. June 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "ASU baseball 2019 season preview". SunDevilSource.com.
  8. ^ "Alika Williams". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Alika Williams, ASU baseball have major expectations for 2020 season". Arizona Sports. February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Timessports@capecodonline.com, Cape Cod. "Cape Cod Baseball League: Out at plate clinches win for Whitecaps over Braves". capecodtimes.com.
  11. ^ "The Arizona Republic".
  12. ^ "High school baseball players more likely to feel draft's bite". San Diego Union-Tribune. May 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Ex-Bronco spends summer touring with USA Baseball". Pomerado News. August 7, 2019.
  14. ^ "Forty-One USA Baseball Alumni Selected in the 2020 MLB Draft". USA Baseball. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Henning, Lynn. "Tigers likely on the prowl to add college bat with second draft pick". Detroit News.
  16. ^ "Rays select Alika Williams in competitive-balance round of MLB draft". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  17. ^ "Rays sign Alika Williams, shortstop from Arizona State taken 37th in draft".
  18. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
  19. ^ "8 new things about the Charleston RiverDogs' 2021 'normalcy' season".
  20. ^ "Williams and Seymour Promoted to Bowling Green".
  21. ^ "Bulls walk off with 7-6 10-inning win vs. Tides". 12 September 2021.

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