Jess Williams

Jess Adrian Williams

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.

• High School John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School

• Born May 31, 1999 in Perth, Western Australia Australia

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Biographical Information

Jess Williams has played in the minors and for the Australian national team.

Williams represented Australia in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup, hitting .318/.400/.318 and pitching 5 1/3 shutout innings, though he fielded .789, mostly at 3B. He improved to .324/.378/.471 with 9 runs in 11 games in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup, fielding .929. He allowed one unearned run in 2 1/3 IP but it was enough to give him the loss to Japan's Fumimura Taura. He tied Archer Brookman and Hyun-jun Choi for 6th in runs. He was 1-for-6 with the Perth Heat in 2016-2017, and he hit .310/.338/.442 in 34 games in 2017-2018. That winter, the Milwaukee Brewers signed him. Williams hit .270/.309/.348 for the AZL Brewers in 2018. He played for his nation in the 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, hitting .242/.324/.424; his three doubles tied for 5th in the tournament and he tied for third with 8 double plays turned. He struggled in Perth as his batting line was .175/.254/.194 in 2018-2019. He recorded a .250/.303/.356 batting line for the Rocky Mountain Vibes in 2019, and he also went 1-for-9 for the San Antonio Missions. In a utility role, he played every position except catcher, shortstop and center field. The Brewers then released him.

The Perth native hit .237/.284/.290 for the Heat in 2019-2020, and his batting line was .289/.333/.378 in 46 games in 2020-2021. Williams also represented Australia in the 2023 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, and he was 0-for-1 with 2 walks against South Korea in their opener. He was 0-for-2 against Chinese Taipei, and he was struck out in all three his at-bats versus Japan. In the Bronze Medal Game, Edwards went 1-for-2 with a single against Chun-Wei Chiu, but Chinese Taipei beat them thanks to Tien-Hsin Kuo's walk-off hit.