Yankees' Devin Williams had Pete Alonso playoff mistake on his mind during Subway Series matchup
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Devin Williams had much more success facing Pete Alonso in Friday's win over the Mets than he did during their last matchup, when Alonso took him deep for a go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth during the deciding Game 3 of the wild card series between Milwaukee and the Mets, when Williams was still the Brewers' closer.
Now serving as the Yankees' setup man after a miserable start following his trade to The Bronx, Williams struck out Alonso to lead off the top of the eighth.
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Asked about the at-bat on Saturday, before the Yankees faced the Mets again at the Stadium, Williams said, 'I was happy to get him out. That's about it.'
Devin Williams walks off the mound after pitching the eighth inning of the Yankees' Subway Series win over the Mets on May 16, 2025.
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He acknowledged the previous meeting was in the back of his mind.
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'It was, but is what it is,'' Williams said. 'It's just another at-bat and we won.'
Williams went on to strike out Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo in perhaps his best performance as a Yankee.
It was his fourth straight scoreless outing and seventh in eight appearances since being replaced in the closer role by Luke Weaver.
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Pete Alonso reacts after getting struck out by Devin Williams during the eighth inning of the Mets' Subway Series-opening loss to the Yankees.
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'I've been doing that for a little while now,'' Williams said of his improved performance. 'Thats it. As far I'm concerned, I'm good. I've hardly given up any runs in the last eight or nine outings. That's what it's supposed to be.'
Asked if he felt he had shown some resilience in bouncing back, Williams said, 'You could say that.'
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And Williams, who had gotten off to rough starts to seasons at times with Milwaukee, added: 'It's nothing I haven't dealt with. There's just more people with opinions here. I had to mute a few more profiles on Twitter.'
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