| Dom Thompson-Williams | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Dominique Danton Thompson-Williams (born April 21, 1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
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 Low–A 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 Single–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 High–A Florida State League.[9] The Yankees promoted him to the Trenton Thunder of the Double–A 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 in exchange for James Paxton.[12] [13] He started the 2019 season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Double–A Texas League.[14] In 115 games for Arkansas, he hit .234/.298/.391 with 12 home runs, 41 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.[15]
On February 24, 2020, Thompson-Williams underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, and missed the entire 2020 season,[16] which was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He returned to Arkansas for the 2021 season, playing in 58 contests and batting just .184/.254/.311 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI.[18] Thompson-Williams was released by the Mariners organization on April 2, 2022.[19]