Sources: Diamondbacks eyeing Matt Williams for third-base coach

The Diamondbacks and Matt Williams could be headed for a reunion.

According to sources, the club has offered the third-base coach’s job to Williams, a former player, coach and minority owner of the Diamondbacks who spent the previous two seasons as manager of the Washington Nationals.

Williams was said to be considering the offer, one source said. Another said the club was “working on” bringing him back.

Williams, who spent the final six seasons of a 17-year big league career with the Diamondbacks, spent four years on the coaching staff, including the final three as the third-base coach, before departing for the Nationals after the 2013 season.

He was named the National League Manager of the Year in his first season on the job but was fired last month after the Nationals missed the playoffs following a disappointing 83-79 finish.

The Diamondbacks are in need of a new third-base coach after Andy Green was hired last week as manager of the San Diego Padres. The club also is in need of a bullpen coach.

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