Padres’ Third Base Coach Matt Williams Taking Leave Of Absence After Colon Cancer Diagnosis By Anthony Franco | March 29, 2023 at 11:11pm CDT Padres third base coach Matt Williams will step away from the team for an undetermined amount of time following tomorrow’s Opening Day festivities. Skipper Bob Melvin informed reporters (including Alden González of ESPN) on Wednesday that Williams was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. He’ll undergo surgery to address the issue on Friday. Williams said he was first made aware of the issue a few weeks ago after a standard physical turned up a low red blood…