When the Yankees resume their season on Sunday, they may employ a different approach to the ninth inning following closer Devin Williams' latest poor showing. Williams, obtained from the Milwaukee Brewers over the offseason,

With the Yankees leading, 2-1, Williams surrendered a leadoff hit to George Springer, then hit Andres Gimenez in the thigh with a fastball. The next batter, Alejandro Kirk, hammered a double over the head of Trent Grishman ( (to where??)) that scored both runners. That brought an end to Williams’ outing as he was replaced by Mark Leiter Jr.

Barring injury, Volpe has tightened his chokehold on the starting shortstop job. The Yankees let veteran second baseman Gleyber Torres, who began his career at short, leave for the Detroit Tigers in free agency. Former All-Star slugger DJ LeMahieu will likely play a utility infield role when he returns from a calf injury.