Dom Thompson-Williams

Dominique Danton Thompson-Williams (born April 21, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners organization.

Dom Thompson-Williams
Seattle Mariners
Outfielder
Born: (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995
Sioux City, Iowa
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Career

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]

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 Class A Short Season 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 Class 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 Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[9] The Yankees promoted him to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA 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]

On November 19, 2018, the Yankees traded Thompson-Williams, Justus Sheffield, and Erik Swanson to the Seattle Mariners for James Paxton.[12] He started the 2019 season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Class AA Texas League.[13]

References
  1. "East's Thompson-Williams to play football, baseball | Football". siouxcityjournal.com. February 6, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. BARRY POE bpoe@siouxcityjournal.com (May 23, 2014). "Former East standout Thompson-Williams shines for Iowa Western | Baseball". siouxcityjournal.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. "HERSOM: Thompson-Williams thriving in first year as a Gamecock | Columnists: Terry Hersom". siouxcityjournal.com. March 29, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. Connollymconnolly, Matt (March 23, 2016). "Dom Thompson-Williams 'living the dream' at South Carolina". The State. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. Breinerbbreiner, Ben (June 10, 2016). "South Carolina OF Dom Thompson-Williams drafted by NY Yankees". The State. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  6. Connollymconnolly, Matt (June 14, 2016). "USC OF Dom Thompson-Williams to begin pro baseball career". The State. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  7. Connollymconnolly, Matt (August 8, 2017). "Ex-Gamecock Dom Thompson-Williams coming to Charleston SC". The State. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  8. Asberry, Derrek (March 31, 2018). "J.P. Sears, Dom Thompson-Williams join top Yankee prospects on Charleston RiverDogs 2018 roster | Sports". postandcourier.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  9. Asberry, Derrek (May 19, 2018). "Five homers in two days: Dom Thompson-Williams, other former Gamecocks, are making South Carolina proud | Sports". postandcourier.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  10. Franko, Kyle (September 4, 2018). "Wasteful Thunder blanked by Fisher Cats in Game 1 of ELDS | Sports". trentonian.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  11. "Dom Thompson-Williams Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  12. "Yankees land James Paxton in trade, send top prospect to Mariners". Espn.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  13. Wolf, Jordan (April 5, 2019). "Thompson-Williams shines in Travs win". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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