The New York Yankees suffered a crushing 8-5 extra-inning loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday night, blowing a late lead and extending their losing streak to four games.
Despite overcoming early struggles to take a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the ninth, Yankees closer Devin Williams surrendered a game-tying home run to pinch-hitter Joc Pederson, who entered the game batting just .126. It marked Williams’ third blown save in 20 opportunities and raised his ERA to 5.10.
“I’m trying to throw it down and away, and missed middle,” Williams said. “One pitch that’s the difference between winning and losing sometimes.” After a scoreless 10th from the Yankees’ offense, reliever Jake Bird retired two batters before giving up a walk-off, three-run homer to Rangers third baseman Josh Jung.
With the loss, New York now holds just a 1.5-game edge over Texas for the final American League playoff spot.“Things haven’t been going well for a while,” Williams admitted. The Yankees will look to regroup quickly as they try to halt their slide and protect their dwindling postseason cushion.
What is Devin Williams’ net worth?
Devin Williams of New York Yankees following a post-2024 trade from the Milwaukee Brewers, has an estimated net worth of around $6 million as of 2025. His wealth primarily stems from his MLB contracts, including a standout one-year deal worth $3.35 million with the Brewers in 2023 and subsequent high-value agreements.
Since making his MLB debut in 2019, Williams’ earnings have steadily climbed from an early-career salary of approximately $134,000 to multi-million dollar deals in recent seasons. In 2024, he signed a one-year, $7.5 million contract with Milwaukee. However, after the club declined its option for the following year, Williams was traded to the Yankees, continuing his career as one of baseball’s top-tier relievers.
‘This is so unfair’
Social media was quick to judge Devin Williams’ performance. A user noted, “Williams is a two pitch pitcher and his 4 seamer doesn’t have the zip it used to. Up until this season Williams has been so dominant with the airbender he hasn’t needed a third pitch. But this season his weak contact rate is down 25% and his barrel rate is up by 68.5%. That means Williams is much more hittable than he’s ever been and it’s coming at a really bad time for the Yankees. Keeping him in the closer role means trouble.”
Another claimed, “Wake up babe, new gut punch loss just dropped.” “Amazing now they have 4 options to close and they pick Williams who’s been head and shoulders worse than all the options. I don’t understand the pandering this org does to veterans. Hes not coming back so just use the best option because it’s not Williams,” wrote a user. “whoa whoa whoa, dont forget max fried too. this guy has been a sieve since he came back,” stated a netizen.