The New York Yankees are buying nearer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers in alternate for left-hander Nestor Cortes, infield prospect Caleb Durbin and money concerns, sources informed ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
A two-time All-Star, Williams has established himself as one of many prime relievers in baseball over the previous 5 seasons behind an elite changeup often known as the “Airbender.” He’ll slide into the again finish of a Yankees bullpen that misplaced Clay Holmes to free company and will additionally lose free agent Tommy Kahnle.
Since making his main league debut in 2019, Williams has a 1.83 ERA in 97 aid appearances with 68 saves. He gained the Nationwide League Rookie of the Yr Award in 2020 after permitting one earned run in 22 video games within the COVID-shortened season.
The fitting-hander missed the primary 4 months of the 2024 season with a stress fracture in his again earlier than returning in late July in his typical dominant kind, posting a 1.25 ERA with 14 saves in 22 video games.
However his season, and in the end his Brewers profession, ended on a low observe when he surrendered 4 runs in two-thirds of an inning in Sport 3 of the NL Wild Card Collection towards the New York Mets, together with a go-ahead three-run house run to Pete Alonso within the ninth inning.
