Jett Michael Williams (born November 3, 2003) is an American professional

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and

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in the

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organization.

Amateur career

Williams attended

Rockwall-Heath High School Rockwall-Heath High School is a public high school located in Heath, Texas, and is one of two high schools that serve the Rockwall Independent School District, the other being Rockwall High School. The school enrolls students from 9th to 12th g ...

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, where he played

. As a junior in 2021, he batted .347 with five home runs and 38 RBIs. During his senior season in 2022, he hit .411 with seven home runs, 41 RBIs, and ten doubles. He was named District 10-6A Offensive MVP and ended the season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft. ''

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'' named him their Offensive Player of the Year. Williams originally committed to play

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, but switched to

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Professional career

The

selected Williams in the first round with the 14th overall selection of the

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. He signed with the team for $3.9 million. At 5'6", Williams is the shortest player ever selected in the first round since the MLB Draft's inaugural year in 1965. Williams made his professional debut with the

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, batting .250 with one home run and six RBIs over ten games. To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the

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of the

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. In late July, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. In late September, he was promoted to the

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of the Double-A Eastern League with whom he played in six games. Over 121 games between the three teams, Williams

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.263/.425/.451 with 13 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 45 stolen bases. Williams was assigned back to Binghamton to open the 2024 season. Williams missed most of the season with a wrist injury which he suffered in April and which required surgery in June. He struggled in both Single-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton in 26 games, managing a batting average of just .190. At the end of the Double-A season, however, he was promoted to the Triple-A

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. His totals over 33 games between the three teams included a .215 batting average, five stolen bases, four RBIs, and eight doubles. He was assigned to play in the

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with the

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. Williams was assigned to Binghamton to open the 2025 season.https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/mets-assign-top-prospect-jett-williams-to-double-a-binghamton-to-start-2025-season-mike9

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2003 births Living people Baseball players from Rockwall County, Texas Baseball shortstops Florida Complex League Mets players People from Heath, Texas St. Lucie Mets players Baseball players from Kaufman County, Texas Binghamton Rumble Ponies players Syracuse Mets players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-shortstop-stub