New York acquired Williams in December, sending starter Nestor Cortes and infielder Caleb Durbin to Milwaukee in a deal to bolster an already strong bullpen. A two-time All-Star with one of the most unhittable changeups in the game, called the “Airbender”, Williams was expected to anchor the ninth.

With Devin Williams in a timeout as the Yankees’ closer, pitching coach Matt Blake spent a few minutes dissecting the right-hander’s woes with the New York Daily News, The Athletic and the YES Network before the Bombers opened a three-game series with the Orioles on Monday.

“For right now, I think it’s best for everyone that we pull him out of that role and try to start building some good rhythm and confidence and momentum,” Aaron Boone said Sunday. “And we fully expect him to be a central figure for us moving forward.”