Editing Matt Williams (third baseman) (section)

===Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2003)===
[[Image:MattWilliamsThird.jpg|thumb|Williams (left) as third base coach with the Diamondbacks in 2011]]
After his divorce from his first wife Tracie, Williams requested and was granted a trade to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] to be closer to his children. The trade sent Williams to Arizona in exchange for [[Travis Fryman]], [[Tom Martin (baseball)|Tom Martin]] and cash considerations.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=December 2, 1997 |title=Cleveland Indians Trade Third Baseman Matt Williams to Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman |url=https://apnews.com/article/8959037f5b24ef814b6ab3b60f86b00d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526150918/https://apnews.com/article/8959037f5b24ef814b6ab3b60f86b00d |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Williams signed a five-year, $45 million extension with the Diamondbacks after the acquisition was completed.<ref name=":1" /> He was a member of the first Diamondbacks team during the club's inaugural season in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/1998.shtml |access-date=August 14, 2020 |work=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref> He shares the Diamondbacks record for the most RBI in one season with a total of 142 during 1999; the record was tied by [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]] in 2001, but has never been exceeded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player Batting Season & Career Stats Finder - Baseball |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/LqYzq |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Sports Reference|Stathead]] |language=en}}</ref>

Williams was a partial owner of the Diamondbacks, and carried the title of "Special Assistant to the General Partner". Williams occasionally also served as color commentator during Diamondbacks radio and television broadcasts,<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2007 |title=Franchise-best 151 D-backs games to be televised in 2007 |url=http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070209&content_id=1798724&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927045743/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070209&content_id=1798724&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2009 |website=[[Arizona Diamondbacks]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> and also assisted in coaching and with player personnel matters.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}