Dom Thompson-Williams

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Dom Thompson-Williams
Outfielder
Born: (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995 (age 31)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Dominique Danton Thompson-Williams (born April 21, 1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

Career

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Thompson-Williams attended East High School in Sioux City, Iowa. In 2013, he was named the state's high school baseball player of the year.[1] In 2014, he attended Iowa Western Community College.[2] He transferred to the University of South Carolina to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks for the 2016 season.[3][4]

New York Yankees

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The New York Yankees selected Thompson-Williams in the fifth round, with the 158th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft,[5] and he signed with the Yankees, beginning his professional career.[6] He made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees of the Low–A New York-Penn League, batting .246 with three home runs, 16 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases in 56 games.

In 2017, Thompson-Williams began the year with Staten Island before the Yankees promoted him to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single–A South Atlantic League in August.[7] In 64 games between both clubs, he hit .244 with three home runs and 28 RBIs.

Thompson-Williams began the 2018 season with Charleston[8] and received a midseason promotion to the Tampa Tarpons of the High–A Florida State League.[9] The Yankees promoted him to the Trenton Thunder of the Double–A Eastern League for the playoffs.[10] In 100 total games for the year, he slashed .299/.363/.546 with 22 home runs, 74 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases.[11]

Seattle Mariners

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On November 19, 2018, the Yankees traded Thompson-Williams, Justus Sheffield, and Erik Swanson to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for James Paxton.[12][13] He started the 2019 season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Double–A Texas League.[14] In 115 games for Arkansas, he hit .234/.298/.391 with 12 home runs, 41 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.[15]

On February 24, 2020, Thompson-Williams underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, and missed the entire 2020 season,[16] which was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He returned to Arkansas for the 2021 season, playing in 58 contests and batting just .184/.254/.311 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI.[18] Thompson-Williams was released by the Mariners organization on April 2, 2022.[19]

References

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