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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Williams will be the team's closer in 2025, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Boone indicated that Luke Weaver could receive the occasional save opportunity, but it's going to be Williams in the ninth inning when he's available. The announcement comes as no surprise, as Williams has been one of the game's best relievers since arriving in the big leagues, having collected a 1.83 ERA and 39.4 percent strikeout rate in six seasons.
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The Yankees acquired Williams from the Brewers on Friday in exchange for Nestor Cortes, Caleb Durbin and cash considerations, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Williams was limited to just 21.2 regular-season innings in 2024 due to back problems, but he finished the year healthy and was his usual, dominant self when on the mound, posting a 1.25 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 38:11 K:BB. He's set to make around around $8 million in 2025 in his final year of arbitration eligibility and will give the Yankees an upper echelon closer. Luke Weaver will shift to a setup role.
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Williams earned the save in Thursday's 5-2 win over Pittsburgh, allowing one hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning. Williams worked around a Nick Gonzales one-out double to secure his 14th save this season. The 30-year-old Williams has held opponents scoreless in his last 12 appearances (12 innings) while securing nine consecutive saves -- he's allowed just four hits while striking out 22 in that span. Overall, Willliams' ERA is down to 1.31 on the year with a 0.97 WHIP and 38:10 K:BB across 20.2 innings.
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Williams struck out two and issued a walk in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Sunday against the Diamondbacks. The right-hander issued a seven-pitch walk to open the frame but retired the next three batters on 14 pitches to close out the one-run victory. It was Williams' first save opportunity since Sept. 13 as Milwaukee has skidded a bit since clinching the NL Central, but he's now converted eight straight save chances and has a 21:5 K:BB without giving up a run in his past 11 outings.
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Williams earned a save against the Giants on Tuesday, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out two during a scoreless ninth inning. Williams worked around a base hit and a walk in the inning with two strikeouts and a pop out to put the Giants away for his 10th save of the year. He's now working on seven straight scoreless appearances and has struck out 11 of the 20 batters he's faced over his last five outings. For the year, Williams has a 1.72 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 29:9 K:BB in 15.2 innings.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIL | 22 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 1.24 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | MIL | 61 | 0 | 58.7 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 1.53 | 0.92 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/28 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 9/26 | @  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9/18 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 9/13 | @ |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/12 | @  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9/10 | @ |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 3/27 | vs  |
12:05 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/29 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/30 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | vs |
6:05 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/02 | vs |
6:05 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/03 | vs |
6:05 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/04 | @ |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |