New Closer Gets His First Mets Save In St. Louis, Just 20 Miles From His Hometown
The New York Mets new closer grew up near St. Louis, and he got his first Mets save against the Cards on Monday night.
New Mets closer Devin Williams has become a New York kind of guy in the last couple of years, but for his first save with the New York Mets, he reached back to his Midwestern roots by posting it against the St. Louis Cardinals. Williams grew in Hazelwood, which is just 20 minutes from where the Cardinals play, according to Zach Sweet of MLB.
com. “It’s always special playing here,” Williams said about the geography of his first big success as a Met. “My family gets to see me here more than anywhere else.
That was the first time my son has seen me get a save in this stadium, and his birthday is today, so it was a little birthday present for him. ” The Mets beat the Cards on Monday night, 4-2, and the game was indicative of how much New York will rely on its new closer. Williams needed just 12 pitches to finish thing off against St.
Louis, and he had the kind of command that made the save feel easy, throwing a 10 strikes out of a total of 12 pitches. “It’s great to get the first one,” Williams said. “And for it to go as smoothly as it did was awesome.