Wells went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Thursday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Seattle.
Wells was able to rack up at least three RBI for the seventh time this year, and he drove in two in the ninth inning to tie the game at 5-5. The 25-year-old lefty-hitting backstop occasionally loses playing time to Ben Rice behind the plate in New York's loaded lineup, but the former is doing his part to maintain a steady role. Wells is batting .271 with three homers, three doubles and 10 RBI over his last 48 at-bats (14 games).
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Homer streak at three games
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Wells went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.
The 25-year-old catcher took Casey Legumina deep in the sixth inning to help break the game open. Wells has gone yard in three straight games as he heats up after a 15-game homerless drought, and on the season he's slashing .221/.284/.459 with 14 homers, three steals, 29 runs and 50 RBI over 74 contests.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Homers again in win
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Wells went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.
Wells got the scoring started with a solo blast in the third inning and then drove in another run on a groundout in the fourth. The catcher has now hit safely in eight of his past 11 games, highlighted by the two home runs he hit over the weekend. For the year, he's slashing .220/.280/.448 with 13 homers, 48 RBI, 28 runs scored and three steals across 271 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Goes deep Saturday
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Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mets on Saturday.
Wells plated New York's second run of the game with a solo shot to right field in the third inning. The long ball snapped a 15-game homerless stretch by the backstop and increased his total to 12 home runs on the season -- tied for fourth among big-league catchers. Wells was also looked at by a trainer early in the game after taking a foul tip off his mask, but he remained in the contest and is in the lineup again Sunday, batting eighth and starting behind the plate.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Returns to Yankees' lineup
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Wells (finger) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's contest in Toronto.
Wells missed the previous four starts while recovering from artery damage in his left index finger, although he did appear as a pinch runner in Wednesday's game. The 25-year-old has struggled at the plate lately, slashing only .159/.191/.205 across his last 14 contests.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Remains out Wednesday
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Wells (finger) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto.
Wells had been expected to return from his finger injury to start Wednesday, but instead he'll miss a fourth straight game while dealing with arterial damage in his left index finger. Ben Rice will start at catcher and bat leadoff for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Nursing artery damage in finger
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Wells said after Monday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays that he is dealing with arterial damage in his left index finger, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Wells revealed that the damage to an artery -- which is believed to be the result of repeated impacts of catching pitches -- means the finger sometimes "gets cold and changes colors." Tests have ruled out blood clots, and the issue is not considered a long-term concern. Wells will remain out of the lineup for a third straight game Tuesday but is expected to start Wednesday's contest.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Resting up Sunday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Wells will retreat to the bench during Sunday's day game, enabling Ben Rice to pick up a start behind the plate. The 25-year-old backstop has cooled down considerably at the dish of late, going just 5-for-33 (.152 average) with a 27.8 percent strikeout rate over his last 10 games.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Saturday
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Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore.
Wells will get a day off Saturday after going 1-for-4 in Friday's series opener. His absence will give J.C. Escarra a start at catcher.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting out Wednesday
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Wells is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Angels.
Wells will get a breather Wednesday after he started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series. Ben Rice will pick up his first career start at catcher for the Yankees after having previously served as a designated hitter or first baseman since making his MLB debut last summer.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving Sunday off
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
It's likely just a standard rest day for Wells, who went 1-for-7 with an RBI while starting the first two games of the series. J.C. Escarra will step in behind the plate to catch for ace Max Fried in Sunday's finale.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Lifts ninth homer
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Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Dodgers.
Wells has been decent at the plate lately, going 6-for-27 (.222) with three extra-base hits and four RBI over his last eight games. The catcher continues to see a majority of the playing time behind the plate. His homer Friday was his first since May 12 in Seattle, and he's up to nine long balls on the year. Wells has added a .209/.276/.449 slash line, 32 RBI, 19 runs scored, three stolen bases, nine doubles and a triple across 181 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle Wednesday
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Wells is not in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Angels on Wednesday.
Wells will get a breather after going 1-for-7 with one RBI in the first two games of the series. J.C. Escarra will serve behind home plate to catch for Clarke Schmidt.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Sunday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Wells started the first two games of the series and went 3-for-8 with a double, two RBI and two runs, but he'll receive a breather for Sunday's finale. J.C. Escarra will step in behind the plate to catch for Will Warren.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Getting Friday off
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Wells isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
Wells will take a seat Friday after going 3-for-12 with a home run, five RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in New York's previous series against the Padres. J.C. Escarra will start behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Cranks sixth long ball
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Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a loss to the Rays.
Wells gave New York a 2-1 lead with his fifth-inning blast, but Tampa Bay scored twice in the eighth to pull out the victory. The homer extended the backstop's on-base streak to eight games, a stretch during which he's batting .265 with two long balls, four doubles and eight RBI. On the season, Wells is hitting just .208, but he's tied for fourth among catchers with 18 RBI and is tied for fifth with six home runs.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Grabbing seat Tuesday
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Wells is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cleveland.
It's a routine day off for Wells, who started each of the previous three contests. J.C. Escarra will do the catching and bat eighth for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Launches homer in win
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Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-0 win over Tampa Rays.
Wells put the finishing touches on Sunday's victory, taking Garrett Cleavinger deep in the top of the ninth inning for New York's final run of the game. The catcher is now batting .197 with four home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored over 61 at-bats in 19 games this season. After homering in each of the first two games of the season, Wells has now hit a more modest two more home runs since that hot start.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Batting sixth again Tuesday
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Wells will start at catcher and bat sixth in Tuesday's contest against the Diamondbacks.
After hitting leadoff on Opening Day, Wells has now batted sixth in three straight games, including in two straight against right-handed pitching. Paul Goldschmidt is again serving as the Yankees' leadoff hitter. The development dings Wells' fantasy outlook a bit, as he had appeared in line to be the team's regular leadoff hitter versus righties.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Goes deep again Saturday
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Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 20-9 romp over the Brewers.
With a left-hander starting on the mound for Milwaukee, Wells batted sixth in the lineup rather than occupying the leadoff spot as he did on Opening Day. However, that didn't affect his performance at the plate, as the third-year catcher went deep in the first inning for one of four Yankees long balls in the frame and one of a franchise-record nine hit by the team overall in the win. After an eye-opening six-homer performance during Grapefruit League play, Wells has continued to impress at the start of the regular season, going deep in each of his first two contests.
