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Mo 2.0? Devin Williams ready to close games for Yankees with a pitch no one else can throw

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Devin Williams traded to the New York Yankees for Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin .

Williams has established himself as one of the premier relievers in baseball since breaking into the majors in 2019 .

The Milwaukee Brewers traded Williams to the Yankees last month .

Williams ' changeup is a pitch so unusual and dominant it has its own nickname: The Airbender .

Williams was in New York when the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers played in the World Series .

He was on his annual autumn vacation after the Brewers were eliminated from the postseason.

Williams settled for $8.6 million to avoid arbitration on Thursday .

He'll partner with Luke Weaver to create one of the best bullpen back ends in baseball.

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