Williams has an 11.25 ERA with nearly as many walks (seven) as strikeouts (eight) in eight innings over 10 appearances. The right-hander has allowed at least three earned runs three times this season, matching his total from the previous six years combined.

In the span of three batters, Williams had turned a one-run lead into a deficit – a turn of events that prompted Yankees fans to loudly boo him off the mound. All three Toronto Blue Jays that faced Williams reached base, capped by Alejandro Kirk’s go-ahead two-run double.

As reporters introduced themselves to Devin Williams on the first day of spring training, the Yankees’ newly-acquired closer noted the size of the large press contingent surrounding him. It is an