Yankees' Devin Williams out as closer; Luke Weaver to get a shot.
NEW YORK -- Devin Williams has been removed from his role as New York Yankees closer "for right now," manager Aaron Boone said Sunday.The move comes two days after Williams endured another rough outing and was booed off the mound at Yankee Stadium in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. The 30-year-old right-hander has a 11.25 ERA with career-worst marks in strikeout rate (18.2%), whiff rate (24.1%) and walk rate (15.9%) in eight innings across 10 appearances this season.
"He's still got everything to be great, right? This is a guy that is in the prime of his career and he's just going through it a little bit," said Boone, who informed Williams of the decision Saturday. "I tell our players all the time, you make a career that's long enough and you're going to face some challenging moments. You're going to face some adversity along the way. And good news for Devin is he's got everything to get through this and come out better on the other side. And that's my expectation.
Mets Class A pitcher Raimon Gomez throws 104.5 mph pitch.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Raimon Gomez still has a long way to go to reach the major leagues. His fastball velocity, however, would fit in just fine.Gomez, a Class A pitcher for the New York Mets, had a pitch clocked at 104.5 mph while pitching for St. Lucie on Saturday. That's faster than any pitch thrown in the majors this year, according to Statcast.
Gomez threw three hitless innings in a 4-2 win over Daytona.
The 23-year-old from Venezuela is not among the Mets' top 30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline. But he has thrown 7⅔ scoreless innings to start this season after spending all of 2024 on the injured list.
The fastest pitch in the majors this season so far was 103.7 mph, by Mason Miller of the Athletics.
