Gavin Scott Williams is an American professional baseball player who is currently playing for the Cleveland Indians organization as their pitcher. He finished his collegiate career playing for East Carolina University and before that Cape Fear High School. His professional career started after he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round with the 23rd overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Fayetteville, North Carolina native, Gavin Williams was born on 26th July 1999, under the star sign Leo. The twenty-two years old holds an American nationality and is of white ethnic background. He is the son of Cheryl and Laurice Williams, Jr. He has one sibling, Whitney.
The only know financial detail about Gavin Williams is he signed a $2.25 million signing bonus with the Cleveland Indians. Currently, he is playing for the Cleveland Indians organization where the player can only make up to $10,000 in total salary for five months of work.
Gavin William will be able to earn millions per annum when he gets promoted to the major league, According to the source, the average salary of MLB players is $4.17 million.
As of 2023, his net worth is estimated at $2 million.
Gavin William is not much into social media. He is nowhere to be found on Instagram whereas he surfs a little bit on Twitter but only for some announcement that is generally related to baseball. Seems like, William is much focused on his baseball career.
His relationship and girlfriend are yet to discover. For now, he is believed to be single.
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Williams enrolled at Cape Fear High School. During his senior year, he threw two consecutive no-hitters after returning to play after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus. He concluded the season with 6–1 with a 0.35 ERA over 39 innings.
Though he was picked by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 30th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he did not sign and then enrolled at East Carolina University.
During his freshman year at East Carolina, he missed time due to a forearm strain but still recorded a 1.15 ERA over 15+2⁄3 innings. Following that season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. During his sophomore (2019), he played in 21 games, starting five of them. Before the college baseball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he pitched three innings as a junior.
Though he was considered a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft but did not get a draft.
After that, he moved into the starting rotation for the 2021 season. That season, he earned the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year alongside earning 2021 College Baseball All-America Team honors.
At the 2021 MLB draft, Williams was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round with the 23rd overall selection. Then he was transferred to play in the minor league.
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