Michael Darren Williams (born July 29, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992 through 2003.

He still remains the only pitcher to play in an All-Star game while having an ERA of over 6.00 during the same regular season.

One of Williams's most famous games was with the Phillies was on July 7, 1993, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[2] On September 24, 1996, after being hit by a ball in a previous inning, Williams threw a pitch inside to opposing pitcher Pedro Martínez of the Montreal Expos nearly hitting him, which led to Martínez charging after Williams and starting a bench-clearing brawl.

Following his playing retirement, he returned to Giles County and has helped with many charities, being a big contributor to the Relay for Life cancer foundation in the community.