Devin Williams #38

Graduated from Hazelwood West (Mo.) High School, where he played soccer and basketball in addition to baseball...Committed to the University of Missouri before signing with the Brewers...Enjoys video games, soccer and traveling...Among the places he has visited are Amsterdam, Dublin, Jamaica, London, Munich, Paris and Zürich...went to Spain this past offseason.

2023

Pitched as the full-time closer for the first time in his career...Went 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA and 36 saves in 61 relief appearances with Milwaukee to earn his second career National League Reliever of the Year Award...Was an All-Star for the second time and second consecutive season...Was named to the All-MLB Second Team for the second time...Ranked among NL relief leaders in opponent AVG (first, .129), H/9IP (second, 3.99), ERA (third, 1.53), K/9IP (third, 13.35), WHIP (fourth, 0.92), saves (fourth, 36) and strikeouts (T6th, 87)...Held opponents to a .129 batting average with 87 strikeouts in just 58.2 innings...Was 36-for-40 in save opportunities (90.0%)...Retired 48 of 61 first batters faced (78.7%)...Stranded 10 of 14 inherited runners (71.4%)...Was named National League Reliever of the Month for July after going 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA and 10 saves in 12 appearances (11.2ip, 7h, 3r, 2er, 4bb, 21k)...His first career postseason outing came in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. Arizona (0.2ip, 1h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 1k, 1wp)...Pitched for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, making four scoreless appearances (3.1ip, 1h, 1bb, 6k)...Signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2025 on 1/11/24, avoiding arbitration.

2022

Went 6-4 with a 1.93 ERA and 15 saves in 65 relief appearances with Milwaukee... Was an All-Star for the first time (replaced the Braves’ Max Fried)... Ranked among NL relief leaders in strikeouts (2nd, 96), H/9IP (third, 4.60), holds (third, 26), opponent batting average (3rd, .151), K/9IP (4th, 14.24) and ERA (6th, 1.93)... Held opponents to a .151 batting average with 96 strikeouts in just 60.2 innings... Was 15-for-17 in save opportunities (88.2%)... Retired 46 of 65 first batters faced (70.8%)... Stranded 11 of 13 inherited runners (84.6%)... From 5/13-7/30 recorded 30 consecutive scoreless appearances (28.2ip), a franchise record for a single season...the previous record of 23 outings was shared by Doug Jones (1997), John Axford (2013) and Jeremy Jeffress (2018)... Signed a -oneyear contract on 1/13/23, avoiding arbitration.

2021

Went 8-2 with a 2.50 ERA and three saves in 58 relief appearances with Milwaukee...Ranked among NL relief leaders in K/9IP (3rd, 14.50), strikeouts (T6th, 87) and holds (T7th, 23)...Held opponents to a .186 batting average with 87 strikeouts in just 54.0 innings...Retired 38 of 58 first batters faced (65.5%)...Stranded three of five inherited runners (60.0%)...Earned his first Major League save on 8/4 vs. Pittsburgh...also notched saves on 8/10 at Chicago-NL (G1) and 8/18 at St. Louis...From 6/25-8/30 went 22 consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run (21ip, 11h, 1r, 0er, 6bb, 31k)...Was on the 10-day injured list from 7/17-7/26 with right elbow discomfort and from 9/29, retroactive to 9/27, through the remainder of the season with a right hand fracture.

2020

Was named National League Rookie of the Year and Reliever of the Year after going 4-1 with a 0.33 ERA in 22 relief appearances with Milwaukee...Became the third Rookie of the Year in franchise history - and first pitcher - joining Pat Listach (1992) and Ryan Braun (2007)...Is the only pitcher ever to win Rookie of the Year without making either at least one start or recording at least one save...Was named to the All-MLB Second Team...Was also named Brewers Most Valuable Pitcher as voted on by members of the Milwaukee Chapter of the BBWAA...Finished eighth in National League Cy Young Award voting...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Ranked first or tied for first among Major League relievers (minimum 20ip) in ERA (1st, 0.33), opponent batting average (1st, .090), WHIP (1st, 0.63), strikeouts (T1st, 53) and K/9 IP (T1st, 17.67)...Surrendered just a single earned run the entire season, coming on 7/27 at Pittsburgh in his second appearance of the year...Retired 20 of 22 first batters faced (90.9%)...Stranded all four inherited runners...Was among the National League leaders in holds (T4th, 9)...Earned his first Major League win on 8/11 vs. Minnesota...Held opponents hitless in 31 consecutive at-bats from 8/14-9/11 prior to a triple to Kris Bryant on 9/11 vs. Chicago-NL...Was not on the NL Wild Card Series roster due to right shoulder soreness.

2019

Went 0-0 with a 3.95 ERA in 13 relief appearances with Milwaukee... Had two stints with the team (8/5-8/30 and 9/10-end)... Retired 6 of 13 first batters faced (46.2%)... Did not inherit any runners or have any save opportunities...Made his MLB debut on 8/7 at Pittsburgh (1.2ip, 3h, 2r, 0er, 1bb, 3k)...his first career strikeout was Bryan Reynolds, the first batter he faced... Went 7-2 with a 2.36 ERA and 4 saves in 31 relief appearances at Double-A Biloxi...was promoted to Triple-A San Antonio on 7/26 and made 3 scoreless appearances (3.2ip)... Held minor-league opponents to a .180 batting average with 82 strikeouts in 57.0 innings... Participated in the All-Star Futures Game.