"The Yankees acquired Williams from Milwaukee to be their closer. He lost the job twice but rebounded and was solid in the final stretch and the postseason as David Bednar's setup man, although he did give up a two-run single that allowed a pair of inherited runners to score in the seventh inning of Game 4 as Toronto increased its lead from 2-1 to 4-1."
"Williams had a career-worst 4.79 regular-season ERA and converted 18 of 22 save chances. Last year, his ERA with the Brewers was 1.25, which of course doesn't include the huge three-run home run he gave up to Pete Alonso in the Mets' stunning clinching victory in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Brewers didn't trade Williams because of that home run; he had a career 1.83 ERA and 68 saves in six seasons with Milwaukee."
"Williams' tricky transition to New York actually started in Tampa when spring training opened. Williams made it clear he wasn't thrilled with the Yankees' longstanding facial hair policy, which the team changed on Feb. 21 to allow beards for the first time since the 1970s. Williams was booed on Opening Day as he shakily closed out the Yankees' 4-2 victory over his old Milwaukee team."
Devin Williams was acquired from Milwaukee to be the Yankees' closer but lost the role twice before settling as a setup man in the postseason. He allowed a two-run single in the seventh inning of Game 4 that scored inherited runners as Toronto extended its lead. Williams had a career-worst 4.79 regular-season ERA and converted 18 of 22 save chances, contrasting with a 1.25 ERA with Milwaukee last year that included a three-run homer to Pete Alonso. Milwaukee traded him because of rising salary concerns and impending free agency. Williams initially chafed at the Yankees' facial hair policy, was booed on Opening Day, and says he has grown to love New York and commuting by train.
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