Yankees' Aaron Boone says team will talk through closer options after Devin Williams' latest meltdown
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated a potential closer role change.
- This followed closer Devin Williams' poor outing against Toronto on Friday.
- Williams failed to record an out, allowing three runs in the ninth inning.
- Williams holds an 11.25 ERA over eight innings this season.
- The team may move Williams to lower-leverage situations temporarily.
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Yankees' Devin Williams Problem Only Gets Worse
The New York Yankees lost Juan Soto in the 2024-2025 offseason, and used that financial savings to replace him with several players. Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Max Fried and closer Devin Williams.Williams came to the Bronx after a long track record of dominance in Milwaukee; his ERA hasn't been above 2 in a season since 2021, with a 1.93 in 2022, 1.53 in 2023, and 1.25 in 21.2 innings in 2024. Undoubtedly one of the best relievers in base…
Devin Williams Has Been Nothing Short Of a Disaster As The Yankees Closer And Needs To Relinquish His Role To Luke Weaver Immediately
Elsa. Getty Images.Baseball is hilarious. Something you think that's a sure thing never actually is. Going into the 2025 season most people saw pairing two time All Star Devin Williams with Luke Weav...
Aaron Boone: "We'll See" About Devin Williams Continuing As Yankees' Closer
Devin Williams’ first month in the pinstripes could hardly have gotten off to an uglier start, as the former NL Rookie of the Year has an 11.25 ERA over his first eight innings of the season. The Yankees’ 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday saw Williams record his first blown save of the year, as he was charged with three earned runs after failing to retire any of the three batters he faced in the ninth inning. In the aftermath of that rough ou…
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