The Yankees signed Williams with the intention of making him the closer, with Weaver being the set-up man. Weaver was the Yankees' saving grace in 2024, becoming the closer after Clay Holmes was demoted after an MLB-worst 13 saves.

This has already become an early season routine for Aaron Boone. On multiple occasions, the Yankees manager has been forced to defend Devin Williams.

NEW YORK — After giving up three runs in an eighth-inning implosion against the Padres on Monday night, Yankees reliever Devin Williams insisted that he feels good and that he’s turned a corner from the struggles he had in March and April.