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Matt Williams, next manager of the Washington Nationals The former Giants, Indians and Diamondbacks slugger will become the fifth manager in Nationals history.
Matt Williams watches from the dugout as the Diamondbacks take on the Rockies at Coors Field in September. Williams played in the major leagues from 1987 to 2003 and served as a base coach for Arizona for three seasons before being named the fifth manager in Nationals history.
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Williams makes a diving stop while playing third base for the San Francisco Giants in 1996. Williams was drafted third overall by San Francisco in 1986 out of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and made his major league debut in 1987. In the 1989 World Series against Oakland, Williams hit a home run in Game 3, which had been postponed 10 days because of an earthquake. The Giants were swept in four games.
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Marvin Benard, center, is hugged by Giants teammates Matt Williams, right, and Mark Carreon, left, after Benard scored a game-winning run. While playing for the Giants, Williams hit more than 30 home runs in six seasons and won four Gold Glove awards.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo takes a lead at first base in front of Williams. Williams had hit a National-League-best 43 home runs and was challenging Roger Maris's record of 61 when a work stoppage on Aug. 12 ended the 1994 season.
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Following the 1996 season, after 10 seasons with the Giants, Williams was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez and Jose Vizcaino. In one season in Cleveland, Williams hit 32 home runs with 105 RBI.
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Matt Williams drives in a run with a fifth- inning single against the Cubs in August of 1997. The '97 Indians won the AL Central with a record of 86-75.
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Cleveland Indians third baseman Matt Williams tags out Moises Alou of the Florida Marlins during Game 2 of the 1997 World Series. The Marlins won the series in seven games despite Williams's .385 average and one home run.
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Matt Williams and Diamondbacks CEO Jerry Colangelo hold up Williams's jersey after he was traded from Cleveland to Arizona for Travis Fryman and left-hander Tom Martin following the 1997 season. Before their inaugural 1998 season, Williams signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the Diamondbacks.
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Williams slides into New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza to score during Game 2 of the 1999 National League Division Series. That year, Williams hit .303 with 35 home runs and 142 RBI as he was named to his fifth and final all-star team.
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Matt Williams is congratulated by teammate Mark Grace after hitting a three-run home run off of the Yankees' Andy Pettitte in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 2001 World Series. In doing so, Williams became the only player in major league history to homer for three seperate teams in the World Series, a title he still holds. Williams hit .269 with one home run and seven RBI as the Diamondbacks won in seven games.
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Williams hits grounders to the infield at 2010 spring training. Williams retired in June 2003 and was hired as Arizona's first base coach following the 2009 season. He began coaching third base at the start of the 2011 season.
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Diamondbacks third base coach Matt Williams instructs during 2011 spring training. In 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Williams bought $11,600 worth of steroids and human growth hormone from a Florida clinic in 2002. Williams told the paper he tried HGH to recover from an ankle injury and stopped using it because he didn’t like the effect.
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Justin Upton, left, is restrained by Williams after being hit with a pitch in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals in June 2011.
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Williams paces the dugout during an Arizona loss to the Dodgers in August 2011.
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