The Mets designated Williams for assignment Sunday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
Williams was removed from the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster after going 7-for-33 at the plate (.212 average) with a solo home run and a double in his 17 games with the Mets following his May 31 call-up from Triple-A Syracuse. He had served as the Mets' fourth outfielder for much of his three-week run on the roster, but he dropped to fifth in the pecking order when Albert Almora was activated from the injured list Saturday.
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Mets' Mason Williams: Sits after back-to-back starts
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Williams is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.
Following his call-up from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, Williams started in center field in the first two games of the series in Arizona, going 1-for-5 with a pair of walks between the contests. The Mets activated Kevin Pillar (nose) from the 10-day injured list Monday, but the team's desire to ease him back into action resulted in him hitting the bench both of the past two days. Pillar will be making his first start since his activation Wednesday, and it's likely that he'll continue to poach reps from Williams in center once his injury is further in the rear-view mirror.
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Mets' Mason Williams: Appears set to join Mets
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Williams is on his way to join the Mets and is expected to be officially called up soon, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The Mets will need to make moves to make room for Williams on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters. The outfielder, who's spent time with Yankees, Reds and Orioles across parts of six major-league seasons, has slashed .373/.458/.569 across 59 plate appearances for Triple-A Syracuse this season.
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Mets' Mason Williams: Called up, will start Monday
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The Mets selected Williams' contract from Triple-A Syracuse. He'll start in center field and bat eighth in Monday's series opener in Arizona.
Williams will join the 40-man and active rosters as a replacement in the outfield for Cameron Maybin, who was designated for assignment after going 1-for-28 in his nine games with the Mets. New York is hoping that Williams, a 29-year-old journeyman, will provide better production coming off a hot start to the season at Syracuse. Over his 19 games with the affiliate, Williams slashed .373/.458/.569 with a home run and two stolen bases. He'll likely be competing with Billy McKinney and Jose Peraza for a spot in New York's everyday outfield until the Mets get one of Michael Conforto (hamstring) or Brandon Nimmo (finger) from the injured list.
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Mason Williams: Let go by Baltimore
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Williams was released by the Orioles on Sunday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.
The 29-year-old was designated for assignment by the Orioles earlier in September and now takes his leave from the organization. Williams appeared in 10 games this season and went 2-for-18 with nine strikeouts.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Outrighted to alternate camp
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Williams has cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Orioles' alternate training site.
Williams went unclaimed on waivers for the second time in September after being designated for assignment once again. He'll continue to serve as organizational depth moving forward.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Designated for assignment
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Williams was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Friday.
Williams will be cast off the 40-man roster once again after spending just under a week with the major-league club. The 29-year-old has hit .111 with one extra-base hit and nine strikeouts over 18 at-bats this year.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Contract selected by Orioles
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Williams' contract was selected by the Orioles on Saturday.
Williams will return to the Orioles' major-league roster one day after being outrighted to the team's alternate training site. He should serve as outfield depth as Anthony Santander (oblique) could miss the remainder of the season. Williams will start in center field Saturday against the Yankees.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Clears waivers
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Williams cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Orioles' alternate training site Friday.
Williams has appeared in just 18 games for the Orioles over the last two seasons, hitting .244/.289/.317. He'll remain in an organizational depth role going forward.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Removed from roster
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Williams was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Tuesday.
Williams spent a little over a week on the Orioles' roster, grabbing just two hits in 11 at-bats. DJ Stewart was recalled in a corresponding move and will take over Williams' job as a bench outfielder.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Joining 40-man
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Williams had his contract selected by the Orioles on Saturday.
Williams has already appeared at the major-league level on five different occasions with his most recent stint coming in 2019 with the Orioles, when the outfielder hit .267/.300/.624 with two RBI in 11 games. He's expected to be a fifth outfielder at best.
Williams was added to the Orioles' 60-man player pool Wednesday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.
Williams has played parts of five seasons in the majors but has appeared in a total of just 87 games, including 11 with the Orioles last season. He's a career .286 hitter in limited action, but his batting average has been rather empty, as it's part of an overall .286/.325/.382 slash line. He's unlikely to be more than a bench option in Baltimore this season.
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Mason Williams: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Williams (knee) was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday and elected free agency.
Williams was called up to the majors at the beginning of September, but missed the second half of the month with a bruised knee. The 28-year-old hit .267/.324/.300 in 11 major-league games in 2019.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Won't return this season
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Williams' knee remains too sore for him to return this weekend, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
Williams apparently played his final game of the year back on Sept. 17, when he bruised his knee after crashing into the outfield wall. He'll finish the year having hit .267/.324/.300 in 11 big-league games.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Remains out of lineup
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Williams (knee) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.
Williams has been out of the lineup since running into the outfield wall on Tuesday. Last reports indicate that Williams was struggling to walk under his own power, so the team may continue to take a cautious approach. Austin Hays has taken over in center field in Williams' absence.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Dealing with bruised knee
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Williams is sitting Wednesday against the Blue Jays due to a bruised left knee, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
Williams suffered the injury when running into the outfield wall Tuesday. Initial fears of a concussion proved thankfully unfounded, but he didn't escape without injury. It's not clear how much time he'll need to miss, but he could barely walk Wednesday, so he may need a few days to recover.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: On bench Wednesday
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Williams (head) will sit Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
Williams didn't show concussion symptoms after crashing into the outfield wall Tuesday, but he'll wind up sitting for at least one game. He doesn't have a regular role in the Orioles' lineup, though, so it's not entirely clear whether or not his absence is injury-related.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Suffers head and knee injuries
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Williams didn't show concussion symptoms after running into the outfield wall Tuesday but will be monitored overnight nonetheless, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.
He hit his head and knee when colliding with the outfield wall and had to exit the game. Williams was 2-for-4 prior to suffering the injury.
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Orioles' Mason Williams: Exits with injury
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Williams left Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays after injuring himself in the field, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
The nature of the injury is unclear, but he ran full speed into the outfield fence while trying to make a play and then immediately left the game. He was 2-for-4 prior to exiting.
