AUGUST 31 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
AUSTIN WELLS #28 - CATCHER - NEW YORK YANKEES
13 HR •
55 RBI •
.229 AVG
13 HR
55 RBI
.229 AVG
Austin Wells homers twice as Yankees down Cardinals Austin Wells hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the third inning, belted another two-run drive in the eighth and Marcus Stroma...
Austin Wells hits 2 homers to power Yankees to 6-3 win over Cardinals
Austin Wells hit two-run homers in the third and eighth innings, powering the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis CardinalsAUGUST 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yankees' red-hot Wells gets to play tourist during trip to Washington Going into Tuesday, the 25-year-old was batting .253 with 10 home runs, 38 RBIs and a .767 OPS and has played stellar defense.
AUGUST 28 • NEWSDAY.COM
Blasts 10th home run Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two strikeouts in Monday's 5-2 win against the Nationals.
Impact Wells has been sitting a lot against left-handed starters since the return of Jose Trevino, but he was given the start on Monday against Mitchell Parker. His home run in the sixth inning came against right-handed reliever Tanner Rainey, which now makes all ten of Wells home runs this season being against righties. Wells should remain a mainstay in Yankee lineups as long as he keeps hitting like he has over his last 26 games (.326/.391/.526).
AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE
On bench versus lefty Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Impact For the second time in the series, Wells will give way to platoon mate Jose Trevino behind the dish while southpaw Austin Gomber toes the rubber for the Rockies. Wells should continue to see the bulk of the starts at catcher when the Yankees face right-handed pitching.
AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting versus southpaw Wells is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Impact It's left-hander Kyle Freeland toeing the rubber for the Rockies, so the left-handed hitting Wells will yield to Jose Trevino at catcher. Since Trevino returned from the injured list last week, he has garnered four starts to Wells' three, although the Yankees have faced just two traditional righties over that span (they also faced one righty opener).
AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE
Idle against southpaw Wells is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Cleveland.
Impact The lefty-hitting Wells will yield to Jose Trevino behind the dish Tuesday against Matthew Boyd and the Guardians. Wells has been on the bench in three of the Yankees' four games since Trevino was activated from the IL, with two of those absences coming against a left-hander.
AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks ninth homer Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.
Impact Wells' homer was his first since July 26, though he batted a strong .298 over the 14 contests between long balls. The catcher continues to bat cleanup versus right-handers, keeping him in a prime spot to rack up RBI in a strong lineup. For the season, Wells is slashing .257/.347/.426 with nine homers, 36 RBI, 32 runs scored and one stolen base over 292 plate appearances.
AUGUST 15 • ROTOWIRE
Austin Wells leads Yankees to dominant win over Rangers Aaron Judge collected three hits and reached base four times, Austin Wells tied a career high with four RBIs and the host New York Yankees b...
AUGUST 10 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Austin Wells leads Yankees to dominant win over Rangers Aaron Judge collected three hits and reached base four times, Austin Wells tied a career high with four RBIs and the host New York Yankees b...
AUGUST 10 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Sitting out nightcap Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rangers.
Impact Wells went 2-for-5 and drove in four RBI during a win in Game 1, and he'll get a chance to rest to end the day while Carlos Narvaez starts behind the plate and bats eighth.
AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting out nightcap Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rangers.
Impact Wells went 2-for-5 and drove in four runs during a win in Game 1, and he'll get a chance to rest to end the day while Carlos Narvaez starts behind the plate and bats eighth.
AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE
Wells keeps raking in cleanup spot as Yanks romp in DH opener NEW YORK – Aaron Judge is usually the man with the thunderous bat for the Yankees. On Saturday afternoon, he had three hits in an 8-0 victor...
AUGUST 10 • MLB.COM
Earning more playing time Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Wells has "earned more and more reps" even after the return of Jose Trevino (quad), Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Impact Wells and Trevino were being used pretty evenly before the latter was injured. However, with the Wells hitting .383/.456/.596 over his last 12 games, he appears in line for the bulk of the starts at catcher once Trevino is activated, which could happen as soon as next week.
AUGUST 8 • ROTOWIRE
Idle for nightcap Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Angels.
Impact Wells will take a seat to begin Wednesday's nightcap after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk during a victory in Game 1. Carlos Narvaez will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
AUGUST 7 • ROTOWIRE
Yankees Catcher Caught for New Trade Deadline Teammate Before Even Meeting Him Mark Leiter Jr. and Austin Wells didn’t meet until after they played together.
JULY 31 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Getting day off Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Impact Wells will get some rest for the day game after he went 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and a run scored while catching all 12 innings of the Yankees' 7-6 win Tuesday night. Carlos Narvaez will step in behind the plate in place of Wells.
JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE
Getting day off Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Impact Wells will get some rest for the day game after he went 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and a run scored while catching all 12 innings of the Yankees' 7-6 win Tuesday night. Carlos Narvaez will step in behind the plate in place of Wells.
JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE
Three hits, homer vs. Red Sox Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-7 loss to the Red Sox.
Impact Wells has been one of the few Yankees to come out of the All-Star break hot -- he's now 8-for-17 (.471) with a pair of home runs in his last five games. The 25-year-old catcher's boosted his slash line to .235/.342/.412 with eight homers, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored across 223 plate appearances while taking over the starting job behind the plate in New York.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Ceddanne Rafaela nabs Austin Wells at the plate | 07/26/2024 Ceddanne Rafaela fires a strike to nab Austin Wells attempting to score during the 6th inning, keeping the Red Sox's lead at 4-3
JULY 27 • MLB.COM
Out against left-hander Wells is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Impact It's lefty Jose Quintana on the mound for the Mets, so the left-handed hitting Wells will sit in favor of righty Carlos Narvaez. Wells had started each of the previous six contests.
JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE
Launches seventh home run Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's win against the Rays.
Impact The 25-year-old slugged the first of five Yankee home runs on the afternoon, going back-to-back with Anthony Volpe in the second inning. Wells continues to see regular playing time behind the plate, especially with Jose Trevino (quadriceps) on the shelf. Wells has compiled a .223 batting average with seven home runs, 21 RBI and 27 runs scored across 65 games this season.
JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE
Launches seventh home run Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's win against the Rays.
Impact The 25-year-old slugged the first of five Yankee home runs on the afternoon, going back-to-back with teammate Anthony Volpe in the second inning. Wells continues to see regular playing time behind the plate for the Yankees, especially with Jose Trevino (quadriceps) on the shelf. Wells has compiled a .223 average with seven home runs, 21 RBI and 27 runs scored across 65 games played this season.
JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE
Hits three-run homer in win Wells went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Orioles.
Impact Wells put the Yankees up 4-0 in the first inning with a three-run homer off Grayson Rodriguez. The catcher has now homered three times in July while continuing to see consistent playing time. On the season, he is hitting .220 with six home runs, 20 RBI and 24 runs scored across 190 plate appearances.
JULY 14 • ROTOWIRE
Riding pine Friday Wells is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
Impact The lefty-hitting Wells will take a seat Friday with southpaw Cade Povich on the bump for Baltimore. Jose Trevino will bat eighth and catch.
JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE
