Ronnie Williams (baseball)

Ronnie Ellis Williams (born January 6, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Ronnie Williams
Kia Tigers – No. 45
Pitcher
Born: (1996-01-06) January 6, 1996
Miami, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 5, 2022, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics
(through April 5, 2022)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average0.00
Strikeouts8
Teams

Career

Williams attended American Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where he played baseball and went 8-2 with a 0.97 ERA as a senior.[1]

St. Louis Cardinals

After his senior year, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round with the 68th overall selection of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He spent six seasons in the Cardinals system, but missed nearly all of the 2018 season with an elbow injury.[3] He reached as high as the Class AA Springfield Cardinals of the Texas League in 2019.[4]

San Francisco Giants

Williams was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft.[5] He was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Northeast to begin the 2021 season and was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple-A West in early September.[6] Over 29 games (five starts) between the two clubs, Williams went 6-4 with a 2.77 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 78 innings.[7] Williams elected minor league free agency after the season.

Kia Tigers

On December 26, 2021, Williams signed with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League on a $300,000 contract that included a $100,000 signing bonus.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Prep Baseball Report > Florida > News".
  2. "Cardinals select Ronnie Williams in 2nd Round & Andrew Morales in Supplemental Round B during 2014 Draft". MLB.com.
  3. "Brief Notes on the 2020 Rule 5 Draft: Cards Lose 2 Pitchers and Gain 1 in the Minor League Phase". Viva el Birdos.
  4. "An inside look at how Cardinals minor leaguers spent a summer when they could not play baseball". September 11, 2020.
  5. "Cardinals claim lefty Williams from Angels, lose two righthanders in minor-league Rule 5 draft".
  6. "Preparation breeds confidence for Flying Squirrels reliever Ronnie Williams".
  7. "Giants 2021 minor-league All-Stars: Marco Luciano, Kyle Harrison, Luis Matos and more".
  8. mlbtraderumors.com/2021/12/kbos-kia-tigers-sign-socrates-brito-ronnie-williams.html
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