Jimy Williams dies at 80 – MLB.com

Jimy Williams dies at the age of 80

\n\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “thumbnail_url”:null, “type”: “oembed”, “width”:550, “contentType ::rich full seasons in Toronto.\n\nIn 1987, Williams won a career-high 96 games. However, this season will also be remembered because the Jays lost their last seven games and were overtaken by the Tigers for the American League East title in the final game of the season.\n\nThe Blue Jays split after 36 games by their manager in the 1989 season. Williams followed his close friend Bobby Cox (they also worked together in Toronto) to Atlanta in 1991 and served as third base coach for the World Series champion Braves in 1995.\n\nIn 1997 Williams got the chance to make it to one of baseball's premier markets when the Red Sox hired him.\n\nDuring his introductory press conference at Fenway Park, Williams showed his folksy nature when he said, “If a frog had wings, it would be its prey don't offend.” ,”type”:text”},{“__typename”:Markdown,”content”:* The Red Sox Top 5 Managers: Browne's Opinion,”type”:text”},{“__typename” :Markdown”,”content=”For Williams, the Red Sox years were much better remembered for the team's on-field performances than for the quirky one-liners with the press.\n\nDuring this time, Williams got to coach Boston at the start of the extremely popular Nomar Garciaparra/Pedro Martinez era in Red Sox Nation.\n\nWilliams took Boston to the postseason in 1998 and 1999 as an AL Wild Card player. ,{“__typename”: “OEmbed”, “html”:

As Red Sox manager from 1997 to 2001, Jimy Williams was a bona fide star and leader of the Red Sox.

We send our love to the Willams family. pic.twitter.com/HPRWGw4XqE

– Red Sox (@RedSox) January 29, 2024

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We are saddened by the passing of former Astros manager Jimy Williams. Jimy spent three (2002-2004) of his 12 MLB seasons as Astros manager. We extend our deepest condolences to Jimy's family and friends. pic.twitter.com/ihP51rXuKu

— Houston Astros (@astros) January 29, 2024

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