[1] A right-handed batter, Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks.

During these years, Williams became the only player to hit at least one World Series home run for three different Major League baseball teams.

[4] Williams considered this demotion as a turning point in his career, as he batted .320 with 26 home runs and 61 RBI in 76 games before returning to San Francisco in July.

[9] Despite suffering from several leg injuries and some lower-back ailments, Williams was an excellent fielder at third base, and a dangerous and productive hitter.

Williams finished second in the voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award that year behind first baseman Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros.

[11][9] In 1997, while Williams' streak of three straight All-Star selections ended, he still managed to hit .263 with 32 home runs and 105 RBI in 151 games.

[9] In the 1997 postseason, Williams hit .288 with three doubles, two home runs, 8 RBI and 13 walks, helping lead Cleveland to its second American League pennant in three years.

Williams occasionally also served as color commentator during Diamondbacks radio and television broadcasts,[15] and also assisted in coaching and with player personnel matters.

[citation needed] On October 31, 2013, the Washington Nationals announced that they had hired Williams to replace Davey Johnson as their manager for the 2014 season.

[17] Williams managed the Nationals to a 96–66 record and an NL East division title in his first season,[18] but the team lost the NLDS to the San Francisco Giants.

[19] On October 5, 2015, the Nationals fired Williams after a disappointing season where they were World Series favorites and failed to make the postseason.

[29] Williams joined NBC Sports Bay Area in 2017 as a studio analyst, appearing before and after San Francisco Giants telecasts.

[30] On November 6, 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Williams purchased $11,600 worth of human growth hormone (HGH), steroids and other drugs from a Palm Beach clinic in 2002.

[31] Williams later told the Chronicle he used HGH on the advice of a doctor to treat an ankle injury he suffered during spring training in 2002.

On December 13, 2007, he was named among the dozens of players alleged to have used steroids in the Mitchell Report, commissioned by Major League Baseball and written by former Senator George J.