Albert Williams (baseball)
Encyclopedia
Albert Hamilton Williams DeSouza is an Afro-Nicaraguan former professional baseball
pitcher
. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball
, from until , all for the Minnesota Twins
.
From 1977 through 1978, Williams was out of baseball, serving as a freedom fighter in Nicaragua
during Nicaraguan Revolution
, fighting with the Sandinista rebels. In 1979, he had to be smuggled out of Nicaragua as the government would not grant him a visa to leave the country.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
, from until , all for the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
.
From 1977 through 1978, Williams was out of baseball, serving as a freedom fighter in Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
during Nicaraguan Revolution
Nicaraguan Revolution
The Nicaraguan Revolution encompasses the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front which led to the violent ousting of that dictatorship in 1979, and the...
, fighting with the Sandinista rebels. In 1979, he had to be smuggled out of Nicaragua as the government would not grant him a visa to leave the country.