BirthSeptember 211994

Devin Williams (baseball)

Devin Williams, American baseball player

In context

When
Wednesday, September 21 199432 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Who they were

Devin Williams, American baseball player

Early life

Early life Williams was born September 21, 1994, in St. Louis , Missouri, [ 1 ] and he was raised by single mother, Angela Norton in the northern part of St. Louis County . [ 2 ] A fan of Cristiano Ronaldo , Williams wanted to play soccer full-time as a child, but his grandfather insisted he play baseball as well, and he found more success with the latter. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In his final season with Hazelwood West High School ,

Path and career

Professional career Draft and minor leagues (2013–2019) The Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) selected Williams in the second round, with the 54th overall pick, of the 2013 MLB draft . [ 1 ] At the time, he had committed to playing college baseball for the Missouri Tigers , but Williams signed with the Brewers on June 16 for a $1.35 million signing bonus . [ 2 ] After signing with the team,

Why this date

Devin Williams (baseball) appears on our September 21 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.

September 21 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1994Devin Williams (baseball)
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  3. 2001Murder of Ross Parker
  4. 2003Galileo (spacecraft)
  5. 2004Green Day
  6. 2012Egyptians
  7. 2013Al-Shabaab (militant group)
  8. 2013Westgate shopping mall attack
  9. 2015AdventHealth
  10. 2018Zak Kostopoulos
  11. 20192019 Albania earthquake

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  • September 14Major League BaseballThe rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
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  • August 14Carlos the JackalIlich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
  • July 5Jeff BezosJeff Bezos founds Amazon.

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September 21 1994 — 32 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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