Devin Williams Mets Introductory News Conference
officially welcome Deon Williams to Queens. Uh we’re going to jump right into questions. So, please use the raise your hand feature located at the bottom of the screen. Uh state your name and identification for Devon as he’s just joining us. And from there, we’ll go on. We’ll start off today with Laura. Hi Devon, welcome to Queens. Um, also Laura Alan is from News Day. I just wanted to know what did you feel made them that’s a good fit for you. Um, you know, they’re a a team that wants to win. You know, um, you know, Steve’s doing all he can to put a winning product on out on the field and, you know, I’d love to be a part of that. Just in terms I mean, I I know you’ve already been acclimated to to New York. How did you feel like you got more comfortable in the second half and how do you feel that that can translate to to now your your tenure with the Mets? Yeah, I mean it’s, you know, um it’s familiar now. You know, I know what I’m going to need to do in order to get to the field and, you know, all things like that. You know, getting home, just, you know, life stuff. So, I’ve got all that figured out already. Um, you know, and I’m I’m comfortable there. Well, Hey Devin, thanks for doing this. Um, obviously the Mets have been tied to Edwin Diaz. He’s their former closer agency. Uh, just what is what was like your approach to considering the Mets and ultimately deciding to sign with them when Edwin is a free agent and a possibility to again rejoin the Mets? Um, yeah, like I said, I think it’s just, you know, a good situation. um if he comes back, I think we we’re going to have a really good back end of the pen. So, you know, um more good arms is always a good thing. That’s really it. We’ll go with Addy Mraco from Daily News. Hey, Devin. Abby from the Daily News. You know, have you been able to sort of dissect your last season with the Yankees? your underlying analytics were all pretty pretty much on par for the rest of your career, but obviously there were some struggles last year. Have you been able to like figure out anything from last season? Um, I feel like there was kind of a lot of factors really, you know, some mechanical, some like, you know, pitch selection type stuff, you know, looking back on it. Um, you know, just kind of reflecting on that and using that to, you know, help me prepare for this next season. Is there any one aspect you think you’re going to be able to take into next season or any ma major things that you found that you’ll take into next season to improve upon? I think it’s really just to, you know, continue to get better at what I’m already good at and then, you know, kind of expand my arsenal a little bit, which is something I’ve been working on. Um, but yeah, I’m excited to really, you know, get get to put it to use next year. Thank you. We’ll go with Bill Ladson from MLM.com. How’s it going, Devin? Devin, um, you have a relationship with David Stern that dates back to Milwaukee. Could you talk about how much that relationship, uh, helped you sign with the Mets and, uh, also, you had a great June and how can that great June carry over into 2026? Um, I mean, as far as Sterns goes, um, you know, I’m I’m familiar with with the way that he wants the organization run, you know, the way that they want to do things and and their process. So, you know, I I think it’s another, you know, familiarity for me. So, it’s it’s all comfortable, you know. Um, as far as my my June, I I don’t know. We played three months after that, so I thought I ended the year on a pretty good pretty good run the last two months. Um, but yeah, I think I’m just going to take that and try and carry it over into next season. Great. We’ll go to Mark Sanchez from the New York Post. Hey Devin, congrats. Um, you mentioned wanting to expand your arsenal. just what what do you have in mind? Uh yeah, I’ve been tinkering with the cutter, you know, maybe increase the usage on that. Um kind of I don’t know, a slidery type gyro gyro slider. Um you know, just playing with those two, seeing if I can, you know, add those to to what I do and give myself a little more breathing room with the fast ball and change up. Was that your idea to do? Have you been in touch with the Mets about this or I guess how did this uh develop? Um I mean it’s really something that I felt I needed to do for a while. Um but I just really haven’t put it into play yet, you know. Um but yeah, I mean I think it’s something that I’ve been working on for years now and it’s it can be a really good pitch for me. I just need to use it. Thank you. Go with Mark Rosman. Hey Devin, welcome to Queens. Um, thanks for doing this today. So, uh, one of the questions I had for you is you have a pitch that’s unique to you, the Air Bender. From the time you started, you know, obviously technology has changed. How much did you lean on that technology to refine that pitch? And also, did you find there was a difference early in April? Obviously Milwaukee, you’re playing indoors than this year in New York. It’s a little colder. Is there a difference in the grip and and the way that pitch, you know, the shape that pitch takes? Yeah, obviously like developing it, you know, it’s it’s just all feel, right? Like before we had like Trackman and the Edronic and stuff. Um, you’re just you’re just doing it off of feel. Um, you don’t really have a a measurement of what your pitch is actually doing. So after it was already, you know, something I was good at, it was something that I, you know, refined in a sense of being consistent, like being able to create consistent shapes and not being bigger or smaller. Um, you know, just kind of finding that consistency for myself. What was the second part of your question? You mentioned the weather in uh in in April in Milwaukee compared to New York. Uh yeah, I mean it was cold obviously, but I’ve pitched in cold weather before. Um I think it’s just, you know, something that you just have to deal with as the season goes on. Go with Jerry Beach. Hey Devin, uh Jerry Beach with the Associated Press. Um did you sign earlier than you thought you might have when this process started? And was there any thought of waiting until the winter meetings when things get a little more, you know, there’s a lot more teams involved? Sorry, I couldn’t understand you. Uh, I asked um when this process started for agency, did you sign quicker than you would have anticipated? And was there any thought to waiting until next week at the winter meetings when things get really uh chaotic? Um, honestly, I didn’t really think that it was that fast for me. Um, but yeah, it was a process. We I felt like we took our time with it. You know, the teams that were interested reached out and, you know, we had conversations with them and ultimately we decided to, you know, sign with the Mets. Mark Healey. Hey Devin, um, welcome to New York with the Mets. Uh, my question is about the pitching lab. Obviously, you with David Sterns, you have a familiarity with how they go about preparing pitchers and preparing roles for the upcoming season. So, did that have uh uh you know, an attractability for you knowing that you know obviously it’s going to be a new pitching coach, but um did that familiarity with David Sterns and how he operates, you know, with pitching lab, did that play into your decision to sign with the Mets? Yeah, I mean obviously they have a, you know, a track record of, you know, kind of helping guys improve on on things that they already do and maybe, you know, adding in a few things. So, um, I think that they’ll be able to help me and, you know, I I’m really curious to see, you know, what what they have for me. Jerry again. Hey Devin, sorry, just to follow up. Obviously, there’s a chance you’d be the closer here depending what happens with Edwin. Were there any teams you discussed uh that you just uh talked to that would have offered you the closer job guaranteed out of the shoot? Um I mean every team I talked to was for the closure role and Mark again. Yeah, just to piggyback on that. So obviously bullpens have evolved and you know sometimes the seventh inning is just as important as the ninth inning but being a closer does your mentality need to change if you are not the closer mentally coming to the ballpark every day. I think that’s more of you know just being prepared you know mentally and physically. Um, if you’re going to be in before the ninth inning, you just need to be ready earlier, you know? Uh, I don’t think that really changes your mindset at all. It’s just a preparation thing. All right, Devin. Well, thank you very much for taking the time today. I appreciate everybody getting on here and uh again, welcome to New York and we’re looking forward to it. All right. Thank you.
New York Mets reliever Devin Williams answers questions as he’s introduced as a member of the organization.
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this is the guy we needed to close the door .
🥇. Let’s go! What a 1-2 punch! DWill and Diaz
He don’t sound all that happy with 51 mil going his way🤷🏽♂️
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