Nick Williams (baseball)

Billy Nicholas Williams (born September 8, 1993), is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

[4][5] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Arizona League Rangers, hitting .313/.375/.448 with two home runs in 201 at bats over 48 games.

[6] He played in 95 games during the season, hitting .293/.337/.543 with 17 home runs, 15 walks, and 110 strikeouts over 376 at bats.

[9] After the season he played for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League, and hit .277 with 1 walk and 32 strikeouts in 112 at bats.

[9] On July 31, 2015, Williams was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with Matt Harrison, Jorge Alfaro, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, and Jerad Eickhoff in exchange for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman.

[10][11] In 2016, in 125 games for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the International League in Triple A, Williams batted .258 with 13 home runs and 64 RBIs along with a .287 on-base percentage.

[12] That season, Manager Dave Brundage benched him a number of times, for disciplinary reasons ranging from him failing to hustle to him showing up opponents.

On July 9, Williams hit his first MLB home run off of Trevor Cahill of the Padres.

On August 15, 2020, Williams was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds and optioned to their alternate training site.

[32] On January 15, 2021, Williams signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.

[34] That night he was the starting left fielder for the White Sox, playing in his first MLB game since 2019.

Williams began dating Brianna Goodfriend, whom he later married, while playing for the Frisco RoughRiders.