{"id":170231,"date":"2026-03-28T20:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=170231"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:07:27","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8exclusive-camilo-doval-looks-absolutely-dominant-as-he-locks-down-the-yankees-setup-role-power-control-and-confidence-all-coming-together-at-the-perfect-time-this-surg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=170231","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8EXCLUSIVE: Camilo Doval looks absolutely dominant as he locks down the Yankees\u2019 setup role\u2014power, control, and confidence all coming together at the perfect time. This surge could quietly become the backbone of New York\u2019s bullpen."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Yankees traded for Camilo Doval from the Giants last year, they expected the closer to transition into a setup role as part of a deep, new-look bullpen that also added David Bednar.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Doval was mostly a train wreck early in his Yankee tenure and clearly had a hard time getting accustomed to not finishing games.<\/p>\n<p>He improved toward the end of the regular season, but with Devin Williams and Luke Weaver now with the Mets, the Yankees were again planning for Doval to be a primary setup reliever with Bednar closing, as he did Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s the return to Oracle Park, but Doval has been effective in his first two outings of this season \u2014 particularly in Friday\u2019s 3-0 win over the Giants.<\/p>\n<p>He struck out the side in order in the bottom of the eighth in a one-hit shutout that was closed out by Bednar.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Boone called the outing \u2014 and Doval\u2019s sinker \u2014 \u201cdominant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what he\u2019s capable of,\u2019\u2019 the manager said. \u201cHe kind of overmatched them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doval entered with a three-run lead Friday and whiffed Heliot Ramos, Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey \u2014 hardly Murderer\u2019s Row, but something he failed to do often last season, when he had a hard time adjusting to non-save situations.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/new-york-yankees-pitcher-camilo-124555521.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Camilo Doval pitches during the Yankees-Giants game on March 27, 2026. \" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Camilo Doval pitches during the Yankees-Giants game on March 27, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He managed to finish the regular season on a strong run. Doval pitched five scoreless innings in his final six appearances after a horrid start to his Yankees tenure (10 earned runs in 13 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings in his first 16 games with the team).<\/p>\n<p>Doval said through an interpreter Friday he\u2019s become \u201ccomfortable\u201d in his new environment and role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt really good,\u2019\u2019 the right-hander added of Friday\u2019s outing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-9117226\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5M3CZjsF9c?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Doval saved 39 games for San Francisco in 2023, but looked far from that version for much of the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nyp-editor-universal-promo\">\n<div class=\"upb-content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"upb-content upb-carousel\" aria-label=\"Carousel\" aria-roledescription=\"Cyber Week 2025\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-interval=\"10000\">Now, Doval will be one of the relievers Boone turns to before getting into high-leverage settings.<\/p>\n<p>Doval followed Fernando Cruz and lefty Tim Hill, as the duo pitched 1 \u00b2\/\u2083 scoreless innings in relief of the outstanding Cam Schlittler.<\/p>\n<p>With plenty of question marks in this year\u2019s bullpen, as the team still has Jake Bird and Rule 5 acquisition Cade Winquest among their right-handers, Doval will look to be more of a setup man if all goes according to plan.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s always the chance that young phenom Carlos Lagrange, who the Yankees want to keep as a starter for as much of the season as possible, could be brought up to The Bronx as a reliever if he logs too many innings in the minors.<\/p>\n<p>For now, though, the Yankees hope they get the Doval they thought they were acquiring from San Francisco last season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Yankees traded for Camilo Doval from the Giants last year, they expected the closer to transition into a setup role as part of a deep,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":170232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8EXCLUSIVE: Camilo Doval looks absolutely dominant as he locks down the Yankees\u2019 setup role\u2014power, control, and confidence all coming together at the perfect time. 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