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'''David Aaron Williams''' (born [[March 12]], [[1979]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]) is a left-handed pitcher. He was drafted by the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in 1998 and made his [[major league baseball|major league]] debut on [[June 6]], [[2001]]. He played 4 seasons in Pittsburgh, as both a starter and reliever. On [[December 6]], [[2005]], he was traded to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for [[Sean Casey]].

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=David Williams

|position=[[Pitcher]]

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|3|12}}

|birth_place=[[Anchorage, Alaska]], U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 6

|debutyear=2001

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = September 24

|finalyear=2007

|finalteam=New York Mets

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]

|stat1value=22–31

|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]

|stat2value=4.83

|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s

|stat3value=245

|teams=

* [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2005}})

* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|2006}})

* [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2007}})

* [[Yokohama BayStars]] ({{npby|2008}})

}}

'''David Aaron Williams''' (born March 12, 1979) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], and [[New York Mets]], and in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) for the [[Yokohama BayStars]].

==Career==

On May 20, 2006, the [[Cincinnati Reds]] designated Williams for assignment after he went 2-3 with a 7.20 [[Earned run average|ERA]] in eight starts. On May 25, he was then traded to the [[New York Mets]] for minor league pitcher [[Robert Manuel]].

Williams graduated in 1997 from [[Caesar Rodney High School]] in [[Camden, Delaware]], and was drafted by the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] the following year. He made his major league debut on June 6, {{mlby|2001}}.

==External links=2001===

Williams pitched in 22 games, 18 starts for the Pirates, going 3-7 despite having an earned run average of 3.71 in 114 innings.

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===2002===

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In 2002, Williams endured a hard season, only pitching for the Pirates in 9 starts.

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===2003===

Williams wasn't called up to the majors, he spent half the season in AAA before going down for the season due to injury.

===2004===

Williams made his return to Pittsburgh, pitching in 10 games while also starting 6 games.

===2005===

Williams pitched the whole season in Pittsburgh, going 10-11 while also throwing a complete-game shutout. Williams averaged less than 6 innings, pitching only 138.2 innings in 25 starts.

===2006===

Williams was traded from the Pirates to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for [[Sean Casey (baseball)|Sean Casey]]. On May 20, {{mlby|2006}}, the Cincinnati Reds designated Williams for assignment after he went 2-3 with a 7.20 [[earned run average]] in eight starts. On May 25, he was traded to the [[New York Mets]] for pitcher [[Robert Manuel (baseball)|Robert Manuel]].

On August 18, the Mets recalled Williams from the [[Norfolk Tides]] to make a start in place of [[Pedro Martínez]]. Williams held the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] to two runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out four over 6.1 innings to pick up the victory in the Mets' 6-2 win. He finished the season with a 3-1 record and 5.59 earned run average in six appearances—five starts—and 29 innings with the Mets.

===2007===

The Mets signed Williams to a one-year contract, worth $1.25 million, for the {{baseball year|2007}} season, with incentives could have brought as much as $2 million.<ref>[http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061212&content_id=1760211&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym "Mets non-tender Zambrano"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112111805/https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/c-1760211 |date=2020-01-12 }} ''Mets.com'', December 12, 2006. Accessed July 6, 2007.</ref>

In February, Williams had surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/02062007/sports/mets/mets_lefty_out_for_3_months_mets_mark_hale.htm "Mets Lefty Out For 3 Months"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216121820/http://www.nypost.com/seven/02062007/sports/mets/mets_lefty_out_for_3_months_mets_mark_hale.htm |date=2007-02-16 }}, ''[[New York Post]]'', February 6, 2007. Accessed July 6, 2007.</ref> He came off the [[disabled list]] on July 6, and made his only start of the year against the [[Houston Astros]] on July 8, giving up 8 runs in only 3.1 innings. He was then designated for assignment on July 14 so [[Oliver Pérez]] could return to the Mets rotation from the disabled list. He was called up again on September 1 when the roster expanded.

===2008===

Williams signed to pitch for the [[Yokohama BayStars]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] for the {{baseball year|2008}} season on December 12, 2007. He was released on September 3, 2008.

===2009===

In February {{baseball year|2009}}, Williams signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals with an option for the major leagues. He appeared in 21 games as a relief pitcher for Washington's Double-A affiliate, the [[Harrisburg Senators]] with a record of 1-3 and an earned run average of 3.56, and 19 games for their Triple-A affiliate, the [[Syracuse Chiefs]], with a record of 0-1 and an earned run average of 7.89.

He filed for free agency in November 2009. He did not play professionally in 2010. After retiring he played for a semiprofessional team in Long Island. After that he coached with the Toronto Blue Jays.

===Hall of Fame===

In 2018 he was inducted into the [[Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame|Delaware Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.desports.org/inductees/2018/|title=Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, DE &#124; 2018 Inductees|date=February 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226010702/http://www.desports.org/inductees/2018/ |archive-date=2024-02-26 }}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

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