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On January 29, former MLB Jimy Williams expired at the age of 80. Although Williams' contributions to the game were quite significant, his progeny also made their way into the baseball world.
Born in California in 1943, Williams played baseball at Fresno State University before being selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 by virtue of the Rule 5 draft.
Although he would make his debut for the Cards two years later, Williams only played 14 games in the MLB, going 3-for-13 with one RBI.
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Throughout the 1970s, Williams managed at various levels in the minor leagues before taking up a job with the Toronto Blue Jays as their third base coach in 1980. After becoming the Jays manager, Williams took a job as the head manager for the Red Sox in 1996.
In 1999, the Red Sox finished with a 94-68 record, finishing four games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the World Series. Apart from Pedro Martinez winning the AL Cy Young as a member of the 1999 Red Sox, Williams was also named the AL Manager of the Year on account of the performance.
Jimy Williams leaves behind his wife, Peggy, and their four children, Monica, Brady, Shawn and Jenna. Both of Williams' sons have also made a career in baseball, but unlike their father, neither cracked the MLB.
Brady was drafted by the Red Sox during his father's tenure as the manager. However, after failing to crack the lineup, he resorted to coaching, managing in the Tampa Bay Rays' system from 2009 until 2022. In 2023, Brady was named the Rays' third base coach.
Shawn, meanwhile, played in the Rays organization as a utility player, and has been a manager in the Phillies organization since 2014. Both brothers were born in Utah, where the Williams family evidently spent significant time.
Jimy Williams will always be remembered for his unique managerial style
Known for his fiesty and fiery demeanor, Jimy Williams made much more of a splash as a captain than he ever did as a player. Although he's no more, his impact on those who he represented from the dugout will likely stay around for much longer.
