Editing Matt Williams (third baseman) (section)

===Draft and minor leagues===
Williams was drafted by the [[San Francisco Giants]] in the first round (third overall) of the [[1986 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref name=":02" /> He made his professional debut that season, batting .240 with 14 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 39 RBI in 72 games with the Low-A [[Everett Giants]] and [[Single-A]] [[Clinton Giants]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Williams Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willia004mat |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>