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Matthew Williams

マシュー・ウィリアムズ　/　ましゅー・うぃりあむず

Baseball player from Australia

February 28, 1987 (age 39)　・　Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales
baseball player

My Take

Matthew Williams interests me less for trophies than for the leap of faith his career represents. A pitcher from Camden in New South Wales, he was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an undrafted free agent in 2004 and went to grind it out in the American minor leagues as a teenager. Baseball is far from a mainstream pursuit in Australia, yet he committed his life to the ball and crossed an ocean to chase it, then represented his country on the international mound. He may never have reached stardom, but I find the courage of that first step genuinely worth applauding.

Overview

Matthew Jarrad Williams (28 February 1987) is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Australian national baseball team in international competition. He also played in the Minnesota Twins organisation, who signed him as a non-drafted free agent in 2004.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Matthew Williams
Name (Japanese): マシュー・ウィリアムズ
Reading: ましゅー・うぃりあむず
Born: February 28, 1987 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rabbit
Origin: Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA

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