Star right-hander is test-driving a new pitch this spring that was once all the bat-blistering rage for closers.

New York Yankees star closer Devin Williams' Airbender pitch receives extremely positive review from catcher Austin Wells.

For example, do they have a pitch that is an outlier? Do they have a Mariano Rivera cutter? Or, maybe it’s a Steve Carlton slider that dives at your ankles? Do they have an alien pitch like ...

Devin Williams looks a little different now that he’s a Yankee. His signature pitch, however, remains the same.

171 BAA) as his top pitch. His slider ... For comparison, Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera saved 652 games thanks to his elite cutter. He entered 1997 with only five saves while turning 27 in ...

The pitch that created one of baseball’s coolest nicknames -- “The Airbender” -- is a curiosity at Yankees camp, where ...

Every Yankees closer since Mariano Rivera has faced ... as a poised right-hander with a signature pitch that invites contrast to Rivera’s iconic cutter.

Devin Williams, Airbender. Having a closer with a unique pitch is nothing new for the Yankees, as Mariano Rivera’s cutter made him the best to ever do the job. Williams met The Sandman at an ...

The Angels have a new closer. Veteran Kenley Jansen passed his physical and joined the Angels for workouts on Saturday, when ...

Cruz is living a “dream come true” after being acquired in an offseason trade that sent catcher Jose Trevino to the Reds.