Overview
- Williams is scheduled to face live hitters Thursday and has said he hopes to return to the Mets' bullpen this weekend if the club's medical staff gives the green light.
- He has been on the injured list since Aug. 8 with a strained right shoulder and has completed multiple mound bullpen sessions, including a third session reported on Monday.
- This season Williams is 3-2 with a 4.66 ERA and has converted 16 of 19 save chances after signing a three-year, $51 million contract in December.
- In his absence Kodai Senga has taken on late-inning work, converting seven straight save chances with a roughly 2.03 ERA, which has changed the bullpen's late-game roles.
- If Williams returns without a rehab assignment the team will balance giving him big-league outings before season's end with preserving his health for a normal offseason recovery.