Dec 26 2008
‘Wild Thing’ Joins MLB Network
Former Phillies closer Mitch ‘Wild Thing’ Williams has joined the Major League Baseball Network, which launches on January 1st, 2009.
Williams pitched for the Phillies from 1991-1993 and helped get the Phillies to the 1993 World Series.
He had 43 saves in 1993, a career high, for the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Williams also pitched for the Texas Rangers (1986-88), the Chicago Cubs (1989-90), the Houston Astros (1994), the California Angels (1995) and the Kansas City Royals (1997).
Williams was a post game live analyst for Philadelphia’s Comcast Sports Net for the past couple of seasons and hosted his own baseball talk show on the Phillies’ flagship radio station, 1210 AM The Big Talker, during the season.
The show was called “The Wild Pitch.” He was also a regular guest on Angelo Cataldi’s morning show on 610 WIP Sports Talk Radio in Philadelphia.
He had 192 career saves with a 3.65 ERA.
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