Yankees make drastic move over Devin Williams after another meltdown in nightmare start to New York career

The Yankees are demoting closer Devin Williams ‘for now,’ manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Sunday.

Williams, who’s in his first season with the team after being traded from the Brewers, has a ghastly 11.25 ERA thus far and blew another save on Friday against the Blue Jays.

And Boone is now taking the pitcher out of the closer role, adding that Luke Weaver would ‘likely’ replace him.

‘He’s just going through it a little bit,’ Boone said, via the New York Post. ‘We think it’s best for everyone to pull him out of that role and start building that confidence.’

The 30-year-old has a 2.14 career ERA and is a two-time All-Star, but his start to life in New York has been nightmarish.

Boone added on Sunday that he would use ‘everyone’ in closing spots, though Weaver is set to get ‘a lot’ of chances there. 

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