Matthew Taylor Williams is a former

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pitcher. Williams pitched in for the Milwaukee Brewers, throwing 9 innings over 11 games. A native of

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, Williams attended

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and

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. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Williams was originally drafted in the 4th round of the

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by the

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. In May of , he was traded to the Houston Astros for catcher Eddie Tucker, and from there he made his way through the farm systems of the Pittsburgh Pirates,

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, and

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, as well as playing for the independent

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and

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. He was chosen in the Rule 5 draft by the Brewers, and the next April he made his major league debut. After a month and an ERA of 7.00, however, the Brewers returned him to the Yankees, and he never played in the majors again.

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