BREAKING: Devin Williams Traded to Yankees

The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

In return, the Bronx Bombers will send starting pitcher Nestor Cortes, infield prospect Caleb Durbin and cash to Milwaukee.

Williams is heading into his final year of arbitration before free agency. The same holds true for Cortes, whose hold on a starting rotation spot for the Yankees weakened once they signed left-hander Max Fried earlier this week. Durbin is a 24-year-old versatile infielder who spent most of 2024 in AAA with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Before the deal, he was considered an in-house candidate to take over at second base for New York.

Both Williams and Cortes will leave their teams on sour notes. Williams gave up the series-deciding home run to Pete Alonso in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Mets, and Cortes surrendered a walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman in Game 1 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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