New York Mets The
New York Mets selected Williams in the first round with the 14th overall selection of the
2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team for $3.9 million. At , Williams is the shortest player ever selected in the first round since the MLB Draft's inaugural year in 1965. Williams made his professional debut after signing with the
Rookie-level Florida Complex League Mets, batting .250 with one home run and six RBI over ten games. To open the 2023 season, Williams was assigned to the
St. Lucie Mets of the
Single-A Florida State League. In late July, he was promoted to the
Brooklyn Cyclones of the
High-A South Atlantic League. In late September, he was promoted to the
Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the
Double-A Eastern League with whom he played in six games. Over 121 games between the three teams, Williams
slashed .263/.425/.451 with 13 home runs, 55 RBI, and 45 stolen bases. Williams was assigned back to Binghamton to open the 2024 season. He missed most of the season due to a wrist injury which he suffered in April and which required surgery in June. He struggled in both Single-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton in 26 games, managing a batting average of just .190. At the end of the Double-A season, however, he was promoted to the
Triple-A Syracuse Mets. His totals over 33 games between the three teams included a .215 batting average, five stolen bases, four RBI, and eight doubles. After the season, he was assigned to play in the
Arizona Fall League with the
Scottsdale Scorpions. Williams was assigned to Binghamton to open the 2025 season. In August, he was promoted to the
Syracuse Mets of the
Triple-A International League. Over 130 games between both affiliates, Williams hit .261 with 17 home runs, 52 RBI, 34 doubles, and 34 stolen bases.
Milwaukee Brewers On January 21, 2026, the Mets traded Williams and
Brandon Sproat to the
Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for
Freddy Peralta and
Tobias Myers. ==References==