Alika Williams
Alika Williams | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 25 | |
Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: San Diego, California, U.S. | March 12, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 25, 2023, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through April 22, 2024) | |
Batting average | .227 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 8 |
Teams | |
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Alexander "Alika" David Williams (born March 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Amateur career
Williams attended
In 2018, as a freshman for the Arizona State Sun Devils, Williams appeared in 55 games (making 54 starts), batting .280 with 20 RBIs.[6][7] As a sophomore in 2019, he hit .333 with four home runs, 53 RBIs, and nine stolen bases over 57 games.[8][9] In 2018 and 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves.[10][11][12][13] During the summer of 2019, he also played for the United States collegiate national baseball team.[14][15] 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.[16]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Williams with the 37th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[17] He signed with the Rays on June 18 for $1.85 million.[18] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[19]
Williams made his professional debut in 2021 with the
Pittsburgh Pirates
On June 2, 2023, the Rays traded Williams to the
Williams was named to the Pirates' 2024 Opening Day roster as a backup middle infielder.[27]
References
- ^ "Athlete of the Week: Williams sets sights on college baseball, or perhaps the majors". Pomerado News. May 11, 2017.
- ^ Monahan, Terry. "Baseball: RBHS, Poway among section's best". mcall.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Lyle (April 30, 2018). "ASU Baseball: After slow start, Alika Williams has come into his own at the plate in his freshman year".
- ^ "2017 Draft Picks: New York Yankees". ESPN.com. June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Major League clubs draft half of ASU baseball's 2017 signing class". The Arizona State Press.
- ^ "ASUDevils – ASU baseball season-ending stock report". arizonastate.rivals.com. June 7, 2018.
- ^ "ASU baseball 2019 season preview". SunDevilSource.com.
- ^ "The Arizona Republic".
- ^ "High school baseball players more likely to feel draft's bite". San Diego Union-Tribune. May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Alika Williams (2018)". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Alika Williams (2019)". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Alika Williams, ASU baseball have major expectations for 2020 season". Arizona Sports. February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Cape Cod Baseball League: Out at plate clinches win for Whitecaps over Braves". Cape Cod Times.
- ^ "Ex-Bronco spends summer touring with USA Baseball". Pomerado News. August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Forty-One USA Baseball Alumni Selected in the 2020 MLB Draft". USA Baseball. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Henning, Lynn. "Tigers likely on the prowl to add college bat with second draft pick". Detroit News.
- ^ "Rays select Alika Williams in competitive-balance round of MLB draft". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Rays sign Alika Williams, shortstop from Arizona State taken 37th in draft".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
- ^ "8 new things about the Charleston RiverDogs' 2021 'normalcy' season". 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Williams and Seymour Promoted to Bowling Green". 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Bulls walk off with 7–6 10-inning win vs. Tides". 12 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 Hot Rods Roster Revealed". 7 April 2022.
- ^ Biertempfel, Rob (June 2, 2023). "Pirates trade Robert Stephenson to Rays for INF prospect Alika Williams". The Athletic. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pirates' Alika Williams: Officially promoted". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Gorman, Kevin (2023-12-14). "Pirates A to Z: Alika Williams showed smooth defense at shortstop but was a streaky hitter". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Pirates announce 2024 Opening Day roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Arizona State Sun Devils bio