Taylor Williams


Taylor Grant Williams is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2017.

Amateur career

Williams attended Camas High School in Camas, Washington. He played for the school's baseball team, and graduated in 2010. Camas reached the state championship game in 2010. He won the most valuable player trophy at an all-state series.
Williams enrolled at Washington State University, and played college baseball for the Washington State Cougars baseball team in his freshman year. Discontented with Washington State, he transferred to Mount Hood Community College, a junior college. He then played collegiate summer baseball for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, where he had three members of the Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team as his teammates. Based on their recommendations, he transferred to Kent State University to play for the Golden Flashes. With the Golden Flashes, Williams pitched to a 10-1 win–loss record with a 2.47 earned run average and 110 strikeouts. He was named to the Mid-American Conference's first-team.

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers selected in the fourth round, with the 122nd overall selection, of the 2013 MLB Draft. He signed with the Brewers, receiving a $400,000 signing bonus.
After signing, the Brewers assigned Williams to the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. In 12 games for Helena, he was 3-1 with a 4.25 ERA. He began 2014 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League before being promoted to the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. In 27 games between the two teams, he pitched to a 9-3 record and 2.72 ERA. Williams missed the 2015 and 2016 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers added Williams to their 40-man roster following the 2016 season. He played for the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League in 2017 where he compiled a 0-2 record and 3.09 ERA in 22 games.
Williams was recalled from Biloxi on September 1, 2017, and he made his major league debut on September 6. In 4.2 innings pitched for Milwaukee, he compiled a 1.93 ERA. In 2018, Williams began the season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and was recalled by Milwaukee on April 8.

Seattle Mariners

Williams was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners on February 21, 2020.