Devin Williams, Mets agree to 3-year deal after tumultuous season with Yankees: reports

After a tumultuous play with the New York Yankees, reliever Devin Williams is reportedly heading crossed town. 

The New York Mets signed Williams to a three-year, $51 cardinal declaration that has nary opt-outs oregon options, according to aggregate reports.

Williams, 31, had a career-worst play successful his 1 twelvemonth successful the Bronx. The two-time All-Star was 4-6 with a 4.79 ERA successful 67 games portion striking retired 90 hitters and walking 25. 

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New York Yankees pitcher Devin Williams (38) reacts aft giving up a two-run deed successful the seventh inning of Game 4 of the ALDS astatine Yankee Stadium successful Bronx, New York, connected Oct. 8, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

Williams began the play arsenic the person but mislaid the relation owed to mediocre play. He yet regained ninth-inning duties lone to relinquish them erstwhile again. Toward the extremity of the season, Williams pitched well, arsenic helium posted a 2.50 ERA successful his last 19 games of the season.

Williams, who was acquired by the Yankees successful a commercialized with the Milwaukee Brewers up of the 2025 season, besides became a catalyst for wherefore the Yankees changed their long-standing facial hairsbreadth argumentation successful outpouring training. 

The seasoned reliever showed up to outpouring grooming with a afloat beard and made it known that helium did not privation to shave. Williams said that if the argumentation was inactive successful spot erstwhile helium became a escaped agent, it would impact his determination to instrumentality to the Yankees.

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New York Yankees pitcher Devin Williams delivers against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning of Game 3 of baseball's American League Division Series, Oct. 7, 2025, successful New York.  (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo, File)

However, aft the season, Williams expressed involvement successful returning to the squad contempt a career-worst year. 

"At archetypal it was a challenge, but I’ve grown to emotion being here," the reliever said successful October following a 5-2 nonaccomplishment to the Toronto Blue Jays successful Game 4 of their ALDS. "I emotion this city. I emotion taking the bid to the tract each day. Yeah, I truly enjoyed my acquisition here."

The Mets' reported signing of Williams provides them with security if Edwin Diaz decides to depart successful escaped agency. Diaz has been the team’s person since 2019 but opted retired of his declaration pursuing a stellar 2025 season. 

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New York Yankees alleviation pitcher Devin Williams (38) delivers a transportation during the tenth inning against the Houston Astros astatine Yankee Stadium.  (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

Diaz had a 1.63 ERA and 28 saves successful 62 games past season, and is expected to person a ample declaration successful escaped agency. If Diaz leaves, the Mets cognize that Williams tin capably capable the role, arsenic helium recorded a 1.83 ERA and 68 saves crossed six seasons with the Brewers. 

Should Diaz return, past Williams tin descent to the eighth inning and springiness the Mets a beardown operation successful the backmost of the bullpen. 

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