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{{short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Matt Williams
|image=Matt Williams (19613632042) (cropped).jpg
|image_size=250
|caption=Williams with the [[Washington Nationals]] in 2015
|position=[[Third baseman]] / [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]] / [[Coach (baseball)|Third base coach]]
|team=San Francisco Giants
|number=9
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|11|28}}
|birth_place=[[Bishop, California]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 11
|debutyear=1987
|debutteam=San Francisco Giants
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=May 31
|finalyear=2003
|finalteam=Arizona Diamondbacks
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.268
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=378
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=1,218
|stat4label=Managerial record
|stat4value=179–145
|stat5label=Winning %
|stat5value={{Winning percentage|179|145}}
|teams=
;As player
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1996}})
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1997}})
* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2003}})
;As manager
* [[Washington Nationals]] ({{mlby|2014}}–{{mlby|2015}})
* [[Kia Tigers]] ({{kboy|2020}}–{{kboy|2021}})
;As coach
* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2013}}, {{mlby|2016}})
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2019}})
* [[San Diego Padres]] ({{mlby|2022}}–{{mlby|2023}})
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2024}}–present)
|highlights=
* 5× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1990]], [[1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1994]]–[[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1996]], [[1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1999]])
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2001}})
* 4× [[Gold Glove Award]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997)
* 4× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1990, 1993, 1994, 1997)
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders|NL home run leader]] (1994)
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders|NL RBI leader]] (1990)
* [[NL Manager of the Year]] (2014)
* [[San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame]]
}}
'''Matthew Derrick Williams''' (born November 28, 1965), nicknamed "'''Matt the Bat'''" and "'''the Big Marine'''", is an American professional [[baseball]] [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and former [[third baseman]] who is the [[third base coach]] for the [[San Francisco Giants]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keane |first=Sean |date=November 10, 2023 |title=Former SF Giants superstar third baseman returning to team as a coach |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/news/sf-giants-hire-former-all-star-slugger-matt-williams-coaching-staff |website=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> A right-handed batter, Williams played in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Cleveland Indians]], and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]. He managed the [[Washington Nationals]] from 2014 to 2015, and was the third base coach for the [[San Diego Padres]] from 2022 to 2023.

Williams played in a World Series for each of the teams he played for ({{wsy|1989}} with the Giants, {{wsy|1997}} with the Indians, and {{wsy|2001}} with the Diamondbacks in which he won over the [[New York Yankees]]). During these years, Williams became the only player to hit at least one World Series home run for three different Major League baseball teams.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Matt Williams #9 |url=http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=was&coachorstaffid=124326 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004309/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=was&coachorstaffid=124326 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=March 11, 2013 |website=[[Washington Nationals]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> During his career, Williams had an overall [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] of .268, with 378 [[home run]]s and 1,218 [[runs batted in]] (RBI). He scored 997 [[run (baseball)|Major League runs]], and he accumulated 1,878 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], 338 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], and 35 [[triple (baseball)|triples]], while playing in 1,866 regular-season games.

==Early life==
Williams originally was selected by the [[New York Mets]] in the 27th round (664th overall) of the [[1983 Major League Baseball draft]] from [[Carson High School (Carson City, Nevada)|Carson High School]] in [[Carson City, Nevada]], but he did not sign with the Mets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=27th Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?year_ID=1983&draft_round=27&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Williams was the starting quarterback on the Carson Senators football team in high school. Two of his teammates who played baseball in high school, [[Bob Ayrault]] and [[Charlie Kerfeld]], also played baseball in the major leagues. During his senior year, Williams was named Nevada's high school player of the year.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=August 15, 1990 |title=Trying to be major-league perfect |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/08/15/trying-to-be-major-league-perfect/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

==College career==
Williams accepted a scholarship to play [[college baseball]] for the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].

Williams played for the [[UNLV Rebels baseball|UNLV Rebels]] for three seasons between 1984 and 1986. In that time, he hit 58 home runs, tallied 217 RBI and had a batting average of .327. He was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Downing |first1=Garrett |date=March 9, 2009 |title=Matt Williams: Baseball (1984-86) |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/09/matt-williams-baseball-1984-86/ |access-date=June 17, 2023 |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Draft and minor leagues===
Williams was drafted by the [[San Francisco Giants]] in the first round (third overall) of the [[1986 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref name=":02" /> He made his professional debut that season, batting .240 with 14 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 39 RBI in 72 games with the Low-A [[Everett Giants]] and [[Single-A]] [[Clinton Giants]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Williams Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willia004mat |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===San Francisco Giants (1987–1996)===
Williams was recalled to the majors for the first time on April 11, 1987, serving as an injury replacement for [[José Uribe]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 1987 |title=Baseball Central |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/11/Baseball-Central/5870545112000/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[United Press International]] |language=en}}</ref> That day, he appeared in his first MLB game, going 1-for-3 in a 5–1 loss to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. Williams' first major league hit was an eighth-inning single off Dodgers pitcher [[Orel Hershiser]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 1987 |title=San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: April 11, 1987 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198704110.shtml |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He finished the season batting .188 with eight home runs and 21 RBI in 84 games. In the field, he primarily played shortstop while also playing some games at third base.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3">{{Cite web |title=Matt Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willima04.shtml |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Prior to the 1989 season, Williams was named as the starting third baseman for the Giants. However, he struggled to begin the season with a .130 batting average, and was optioned to the Triple-A [[Phoenix Firebirds]] after the Giants' game on May 1.<ref name=":02" /> 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.<ref name=":02" /> In 84 games with the Giants, Williams hit .202, but managed to record 18 home runs and 50 RBI.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" />

Williams enjoyed a breakout season in 1990, finishing with a .277 average, 33 home runs and a [[National League (baseball)|National League]]-leading 122 RBI en route to making the National League All-Star team.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" />

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. As a third baseman, Williams had good reflexes and excellent hands, with a quick release and strong, accurate arm. During his career, he earned four [[Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Awards]], all between 1991 and 1997.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" />

A hitter with exceptional power, Williams hit at least 30 home runs and recorded at least 90 RBI in four of his seasons with the Giants.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" /> His best season was 1994 when he hit a National League-best 43 home runs and had 96 RBI in only 112 games as the Major League Baseball season was shortened by nearly one-third because of a season-ending [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|strike by Major League baseball players]].<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" /> He was on pace to challenge the single season home run record of 61, at the time held by [[Roger Maris]], with his 43 home runs in 115 games, projecting to 60.6 home runs at season's end. 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Janey |title=Bagwell named NL MVP after strike-shortened season |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/bagwell-named-mvp-after-strike-shortened-season |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]}}</ref>

===Cleveland Indians (1997)===
On November 13, 1996, Williams was traded to the [[Cleveland Indians]] along with a [[player to be named later]] ([[Trenidad Hubbard]]) in exchange for future NL MVP [[Jeff Kent]], [[Julián Tavárez]], [[José Vizcaíno]] and another player to be named later ([[Joe Roa]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 14, 1996 |title=Giants Trade Matt Williams To Cleveland |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/14/giants-trade-matt-williams-to-cleveland/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[The Spokesman-Review]]}}</ref><ref name="baseball-reference.com3" />

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.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" /> He also won a Gold Glove and [[Silver Slugger Award]] for the first time since 1994.<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" /> In the 1997 postseason, Williams hit .288 with three doubles, two home runs, 8 RBI and 13 [[Base on balls|walks]], helping lead Cleveland to its second American League pennant in three years. The Indians ultimately lost the [[1997 World Series|World Series]] in seven games to the [[1997 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]].<ref name="baseball-reference.com3" /> 

===Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2003)===
[[Image:MattWilliamsThird.jpg|thumb|Williams (left) as third base coach with the Diamondbacks in 2011]]
After his divorce from his first wife Tracie, Williams requested and was granted a trade to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] to be closer to his children. The trade sent Williams to Arizona in exchange for [[Travis Fryman]], [[Tom Martin (baseball)|Tom Martin]] and cash considerations.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=December 2, 1997 |title=Cleveland Indians Trade Third Baseman Matt Williams to Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman |url=https://apnews.com/article/8959037f5b24ef814b6ab3b60f86b00d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526150918/https://apnews.com/article/8959037f5b24ef814b6ab3b60f86b00d |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Williams signed a five-year, $45 million extension with the Diamondbacks after the acquisition was completed.<ref name=":1" /> He was a member of the first Diamondbacks team during the club's inaugural season in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/1998.shtml |access-date=August 14, 2020 |work=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref> He shares the Diamondbacks record for the most RBI in one season with a total of 142 during 1999; the record was tied by [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]] in 2001, but has never been exceeded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player Batting Season & Career Stats Finder - Baseball |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/LqYzq |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Sports Reference|Stathead]] |language=en}}</ref>

Williams was a partial owner of the Diamondbacks, and carried the title of "Special Assistant to the General Partner". Williams occasionally also served as color commentator during Diamondbacks radio and television broadcasts,<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2007 |title=Franchise-best 151 D-backs games to be televised in 2007 |url=http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070209&content_id=1798724&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927045743/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070209&content_id=1798724&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2009 |website=[[Arizona Diamondbacks]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> and also assisted in coaching and with player personnel matters.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

==Managerial career==

===Washington Nationals (2014–2015)===
On October 31, 2013, the [[Washington Nationals]] announced that they had hired Williams to replace [[Davey Johnson]] as their manager for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Comak |first=Amanda |date=October 31, 2013 |title=Nationals Name Matt Williams Manager |url=http://curlyw.mlblogs.com/2013/10/31/nationals-name-matt-williams-manager/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031162932/http://curlyw.mlblogs.com/2013/10/31/nationals-name-matt-williams-manager/ |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |website=MLB.com Blogs}}</ref> Prior to the 2015 season, the Nationals exercised an option to extend Williams through the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Janes |first=Chelsea |author2=Wagner |first2=James |date=February 21, 2015 |title=Nationals exercise 2016 option on manager Matt Williams |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2015/02/21/nationals-exercise-2016-option-on-manager-matt-williams/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
Williams managed the Nationals to a 96–66 record and an NL East division title in his first season,<ref name="Division_Title">{{cite web |title=2014 National League Standings |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2014-standings.shtml |access-date=May 15, 2016 |website=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref> but the team lost the [[2014 National League Division Series|NLDS]] to the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Williams was named the 2014 National League [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2014 |title=Nats' Williams tabbed NL Manager of the Year |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/11860775/2014-national-league-manager-year-matt-williams-washington-nationals-named-nl-winner |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>

On October 5, 2015, the Nationals fired Williams after a disappointing season where they were World Series favorites and failed to make the postseason.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 5, 2015 |title=Washington Nationals fire manager Matt Williams |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13814518/washington-nationals-fire-manager-matt-williams |work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> He finished with a record of 179 wins and 145 losses.<ref name=":0" />

===Kia Tigers (2020–2021)===
Williams joined the [[Kia Tigers]] of the [[KBO League]], becoming their first American-born manager before the 2020 season.<ref name="Rubin">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Shayna |date=May 11, 2020 |title=Why Matt Williams left the A’s to manage a team in Korea |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/11/why-matt-williams-left-the-as-to-manage-a-team-in-korea/ |access-date= |website=[[The Mercury News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 5, 2021, it was announced that Williams would not be returning to the team in 2022 after the club finished in ninth place with a 58–75 record in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Jeff |date=November 5, 2021 |title=SF Giants: Matt Williams out as Kia Tigers manager |url=https://aroundthefoghorn.com/posts/sf-giants-matt-williams-out-as-kia-tigers-manager-01fkhwdnhb68 |website=Around the Foghorn |publisher=[[FanSided]]}}</ref>

===Managerial record===

{{updated|2015 season}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/willima04.shtml|title = Matt Williams Managerial Record|website=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-style="background:#fdd;"
![[2014 Washington Nationals season|WAS]]||[[2014 Major League Baseball season|2014]]
||162||96||66||{{Winning percentage|96|66}}|| '''1st in NL East''' || 1 || 3 || .250 || Lost [[2014 National League Division Series|NLDS]] ([[2014 San Francisco Giants season|SF]])
|-
![[2015 Washington Nationals season|WAS]]||[[2015 Major League Baseball season|2015]]
||162||83||79||{{Winning percentage|83|79|0}}|| 2nd in NL East || – || – || – ||  –
|-
! colspan="2"|Total||324||179||145||{{Winning percentage|179|145}}|||| 1 || 3 || .250 ||
|-
|}

==Coaching career==
On November 11, 2009, Williams was hired by the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] to be the first base coach for 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 11, 2009 |title=Arizona Diamondbacks hire Matt Williams as third base coach |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/11/11/arizona-diamondbacks-hire-matt-williams-as-third-base-coach/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[East Bay Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Williams moved from first base coach to third base coach for the 2011 season, while working under first-year manager [[Kirk Gibson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Kevin |date=March 6, 2011 |title=Diamondbacks' talent is on the coaching staff |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-03-06/diamondbacks-talent-is-on-the-coaching-staff |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Williams coached for the Diamondbacks from 2010 through 2013, and again in 2016 when he was fired from the Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Steve |date=November 12, 2015 |title=Williams rejoins D-backs as third-base coach |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-williams-joins-d-backs-coaching-staff/c-156974930 |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]] |language=en}}</ref> 

Williams was hired as the [[Oakland Athletics]]' [[third base coach]] in November 2017,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=JaneMLB |number=931665252009181187 |date=November 17, 2017 |title=Matt Williams will be back on the field in the Bay Area next year. He's agreed to be the A's third-base coach. }}</ref> staying with them through the 2019 season.

On December 17, 2021, Williams was hired by the [[San Diego Padres]] to serve as the team's third base coach for the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cassavell |first=AJ |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Padres hire Matt Williams as 3B coach |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-hire-matt-williams-as-third-base-coach |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref>

Following the hiring of [[Bob Melvin]] as the manager of the [[San Francisco Giants]] and his departure from the Padres, on November 10, 2023, it was announced that Williams would be replacing [[Mark Hallberg]] as third base coach for the Giants for the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keane |first=Sean |date=November 10, 2023 |title=Former SF Giants superstar third baseman returning to team as a coach |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/news/sf-giants-hire-former-all-star-slugger-matt-williams-coaching-staff |website=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>

==Other work==
Williams joined [[NBC Sports Bay Area]] in 2017 as a studio analyst, appearing before and after San Francisco Giants telecasts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pavlovic |first1=Alex |date=March 28, 2017 |title=Matt Williams joins NBC Sports Bay Area's Giants TV coverage |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/matt-williams-joins-nbc-sports-bay-areas-giants-tv-coverage |access-date=March 30, 2018 |website=[[NBC Sports]]}}</ref>

==Steroid use==
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, Florida|Palm Beach]] clinic in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |author=Fainaru-Wada |first=Mark |last2=Williams |first2=Lance |date=November 6, 2007 |title=Baseball's Jose Guillen, Matt Williams bought steroids from clinic |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/06/MNM2T2U24.DTL&type=news |access-date=January 20, 2008 |work=[[SFGate]]}}</ref> 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 (baseball)|Mitchell Report]]'', commissioned by Major League Baseball and written by former Senator [[George J. Mitchell]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nightengale |first1=Bob |last2=Ortiz |first2=Jorge L. |last3=White |first3=Paul |date=March 3, 2010 |title=The '07 Mitchell Report's effect: Five active players reflect |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2010-03-01-mitchell-report_N.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306003200/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2010-03-01-mitchell-report_N.htm |archive-date=March 6, 2010 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

==Accomplishments==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Championships'''
|-
! style="background:#ccf;"|Title
! style="background:#ccf;"|{{Tooltip|Times|Number of times achieved}}
! style="background:#ccf;"|Dates
|-
| [[List of National League pennant winners|National League champion]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| [[1989 National League Championship Series|1989]], [[2001 National League Championship Series|2001]] 
|-
| [[List of American League pennant winners|American League champion]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| [[1997 American League Championship Series|1997]] 
|-
| [[World Series]] [[List of World Series champions|champion]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| [[2001 World Series|2001]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Awards received'''
|-
! style="background:#ccf;"|Name of award
! style="background:#ccf;"|{{Tooltip|Times|Number of times achieved}}
! style="background:#ccf;"|Dates
|-
|[[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]]
| style="text-align:center;"| N/A
|2017<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Williams |url=https://bashof.org/inductees/matt-williams/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| [[1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1990]], [[1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1994]], [[1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1995]], [[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1996]], [[1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1999]]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award|MLB Player of the Month]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|May 1995,<ref name="Player of the Month">{{cite web |title=Player of the Month |url=https://www.mlb.com/awards/player-of-the-month |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> April 1999<ref name="Player of the Month"/>
|-
| [[Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award|MLB Player of the Week]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| Jun. 16, 1990<ref name="Player of the Week">{{cite web |title=Player of the Week |url=https://www.mlb.com/awards/player-of-the-week |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref><br> Jul. 30, 1994<ref name="Player of the Week"/><br> Apr. 24, 1999<ref name="Player of the Week"/><br> Jun. 26, 1999<ref name="Player of the Week"/><br>
|-
|[[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|[[2014 Major League Baseball season|2014]]
|-
| [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award]] at [[List of Gold Glove Award winners at third base|third base]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|1991,<ref name="Gold Glove Winner">{{cite web |title=Gold Glove Winner |url=https://www.rawlings.com/gold-glove-winners |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[Rawlings (company)|Rawlings]]}}</ref> 1993,<ref name="Gold Glove Winner"/> 1994<ref name="Gold Glove Winner"/> 1997<ref name="Gold Glove Winner"/>
|-
|[[San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame]]
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|2008
|-
| [[Silver Slugger Award]] at [[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base|third base]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| [[1990 Major League Baseball season|1990]],<ref name="Silver Slugger">{{cite web |title=Silver Slugger |url=https://www.mlb.com/awards/silver-slugger |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> [[1993 Major League Baseball season|1993]],<ref name="Silver Slugger"/> [[1994 Major League Baseball season|1994]],<ref name="Silver Slugger"/> [[1997 Major League Baseball season|1997]]<ref name="Silver Slugger"/>
|-
|Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snshf.com/hall-of-famers/matt-williams | title=Matt Williams |website=Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame | access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas|UNLV]] [[UNLV Rebels|Athletics]] Hall of Fame
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
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==Hall of Fame candidacy==
Williams became eligible for the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 2009. He received just 1.3% of the votes, and was dropped from the ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last=Antonen |first=Mel |date=January 15, 2009 |title=Rice joins Henderson as newest baseball Hall of Famers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/hallfame/2009-01-12-henderson-rice-elected_N.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205101435/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/hallfame/2009-01-12-henderson-rice-elected_N.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2009 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Williams has been married three times. He and his first wife, Tracie, had three children.<ref name="Divorce">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Bruce |date=October 9, 1997 |title=Life Jabs at Williams / Divorce after trade to Indians |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/jenkins/article/BRUCE-JENKINS-Life-Jabs-at-Williams-Divorce-3317764.php |access-date=May 15, 2016 |website=[[SFGate]] |quote=Tracie asked for a divorce not long after the Giants traded Williams to Cleveland. The news blindsided him like a Mack truck...}}</ref><ref name="Personal"/> He was selected for the 1989 [[Triple-A All-Star Game]] but withdrew from the contest in order to get married.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burchick |first1=Joe |date=July 12, 1989 |title=Ex-Cap Tate Triple A star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-ex-cap-tate-triple-a-star/126544401/ |access-date=June 17, 2023 |work=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Times]] |page=4B |via=[[Ancestry.com|Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He married his second wife, film actress [[Michelle Johnson (actress)|Michelle Johnson]], in 1999. They divorced in 2002, and did not have children together.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 16, 2002 |title=Matt Williams' actress-wife seeks divorce |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/07/15/williams_divorce_ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020730015909/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/07/15/williams_divorce_ap/ |archive-date=July 30, 2002 |access-date=October 9, 2007 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> In 2003, Williams married Phoenix news anchor Erika Monroe.<ref name="Personal">{{cite news |author1=Kilgore |first=Adam |date=February 7, 2014 |title=Matt Williams: Before the Washington Nationals, two jarring blows altered his path |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/matt-williams-before-the-washington-nationals-two-jarring-blows-altered-his-path/2014/02/07/cd2bc682-8a99-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html |access-date=May 15, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> In 2007 the couple co-hosted the weekend pre-game shows for the Arizona Diamondbacks called "DBacks on Deck".

In March 2023, Williams took a leave of absence from the Padres organization after he underwent surgery following a diagnosis of [[colorectal cancer|colon cancer]].<ref name="q842">{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Alden |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Williams returns to Padres after cancer surgery |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36182899/matt-williams-back-padres-following-cancer-surgery |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>

In September 2023, Erika Monroe filed for divorce from Williams, citing irreconcilable differences. They share one child, an adult daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Ex-MLB Star Matt Williams' Wife Files For Divorce |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/14/ex-mlb-star-matt-williams-wife-files-divorce/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=[[TMZ]] |language=en}}</ref>

Williams is the grandson of former major league outfielder [[Bert Griffith]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
* [[List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=124326|espn=1881|br=w/willima04|fangraphs=77|brm=willia004mat}}
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwillm003.htm Retrosheet]
* [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/matt-williams-2/ Matt Williams] at [[Society for American Baseball Research|SABR]] Bio Project

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