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Matt Williams was born on November 28, 1965, in Bishop, California, United States. His full name is Matthew Derrick Williams, though he is also known by nicknames such as Matt the Bat and The Big Marine. He completed his early education at Carson City High School in Nevada and later attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on a baseball scholarship.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 28 Nov, 1965
- Age
- 54 yrs
- Occupations
- Baseball player
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Bishop
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- Attended University of Nevada Las Vegas in college.
- Spouse
- Michelle Johnson[1999-2002]
Erika Monroe Williams [M. 2002] - Net Worth 2021
- 50 million
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Personal Life
Williams was first married to a woman named Tracie, with whom he has three children. He later married actress Michelle Johnson in January 1999, but the couple divorced in July 2002, citing irreconcilable differences. They had no children together.
In 2003, Williams proposed to Erika Monroe, a former anchor at KTVK-TV and the founder of The Hopeless Housewife, a cooking and lifestyle website. They married that same year and have one child. The family resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Baseball Career
Though initially recruited out of high school by the New York Mets, Williams chose to attend college instead. During his time at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants, where he quickly gained a reputation for stellar reflexes and defensive skills. Between 1991 and 1997, he earned four Gold Glove Awards, establishing himself as one of the top third basemen in Major League Baseball.
A right-handed hitter, Williams played for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Notably, he became the only player in Major League Baseball history to play in the World Series with three different teams in three different decades: the Giants in 1989, the Indians in 1997, and the Diamondbacks in 2001.
Over the course of his career, Williams accumulated impressive offensive statistics. He ranks among the top 75 all-time players for career home runs and among the top 150 for career RBIs.
