Sitting at his locker in full uniform after yet another implosion, Devin Williams rested his chin on one hand and held his phone in the other on Friday night.

For over 20 minutes, the embattled reliever stared into his glowing screen, silent and solemn as members of the media waited to speak with him just a few feet away. It wasn’t until a reporter approached Williams that he snapped out of his entranced state and made his way over to the group.

“I’m not making pitches,” Williams said, his voice soft and littered with self-frustration. “It’s pretty simple. I stink right now.”

And yet, Aaron Boone still brought Williams in for the 10 th inning of Friday’s 5-3, series-opening loss to the Astros .

It became immediately clear that the misplaced trust would backfire, as Williams’ firs

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