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Closer or Setting up Edwin Díaz? Williams Ready for Either Role with Mets
Devin Williams signed a three-year, $51 million deal with the Mets after a 4.79 ERA season with the Yankees and responded to critics on Instagram.
- After signing a three-year, $51 million contract with the New York Mets on December 3, Devin Williams posted an Instagram story criticizing Yankees fans for being angry in the DMs.
- After a difficult 2025 season, Devin Williams posted a career-worst 4.79 ERA and lost his closer role after arriving from the Milwaukee Brewers on December 13, 2024.
- Off the field, Devin Williams clashed with the Yankees' facial-hair policy, shaving reluctantly before regrowing a beard nine days after the rule was relaxed, and exchanged passive-aggressive comments with Bronx fans during the American League Division Series.
- The Yankees now must find a late-inning replacement for Williams as Brian Cashman aims to remake the bullpen, while the Mets enter 2026 stronger and could use Williams as setup if Edwin Diaz returns, who could earn $100 million.
- Williams continues a trend in recent years of former Yankees joining the Mets, following Luis Severino, Clay Holmes and Juan Soto, while more ex-Yankees like Cody Bellinger may move this winter.
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