Austin Wells Injury News & Updates
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Heads to bench
Wells will sit Saturday against the Royals, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
ANALYSIS
Wells has three homers and eight RBI across his last four games, but his slash line through his first 18 big-league contests still sits at an unimpressive .197/.229/.439. Kyle Higashioka will crouch behind the plate Saturday.
Sep 30, 2023
Homers, drives in four
Wells went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 12-5 loss against the Royals.
ANALYSIS
Wells' three-run shot in the fourth was his fourth of the season. He later added an RBI groundout for his fourth RBI of the night. His four home runs have all come in his last seven games to go along with nine RBI, five runs scored, and a .296 average over 27 at-bats.
Sep 27, 2023
Gets breather Wednesday
Wells is absent from the lineup Wednesday at Toronto.
ANALYSIS
Ben Rortvedt will catch and bat ninth for the visiting Yankees. Wells had made four straight starts behind the plate while going 4-for-15 with two homers and four RBI.
Sep 26, 2023
Smacks game-winning homer
Wells went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Wells played the hero Tuesday night, knocking a two-run homer off Jordan Romano in the top of the ninth to give the Yankees the lead of a scoreless game. It marked the second straight game with a two-run homer for Wells as he hit one Monday against Arizona. After hitting .103 over his first eight games, the rookie catcher has hit .276 with three homers, five runs and six RBI over his last eight.
Sep 26, 2023
Belts second big-league homer
Wells went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run in Monday's 6-4 win against Arizona.
ANALYSIS
Wells tied the score in the fourth inning with a two-run shot to center field. He added a single in the eighth frame and subsequently crossed the plate with the go-ahead run. The long ball was his second as a pro, both of which have come over his past four games. He's gone 5-for-15 over that span after batting 5-for-39 to begin his major-league career.
Sep 21, 2023
Not in Thursday's lineup
Wells is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Wells popped his first major-league home run in Wednesday's loss to the Jays but will take a seat Thursday for the second time over the last three contests. Ben Rortvedt is doing the catching for Gerrit Cole.
Sep 21, 2023
Belts first big-league long ball
Wells went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Wells accounted for New York's only extra-base hits in the loss, and his ninth-inning homer was the only thing that prevented the team from getting shut out. The long ball was the backstop's first in the big leagues, and this was the first time he's had more than one hit in a game. Wells has found the going tough at the plate in his first cup of coffee with the Yankees, slashing .163/.196/.326 with a 2:11 BB:K over 46 plate appearances thus far.
Sep 19, 2023
Taking seat Tuesday
Wells is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
It's a routine day off for Wells, who had caught each of the last two contests. Kyle Higashioka will be behind the plate for Clarke Schmidt.
Sep 15, 2023
Not in lineup Friday
Wells is absent from the lineup Friday at Pittsburgh.
ANALYSIS
Ben Rortvedt will take a turn as the Yankees' catcher with Wells and Kyle Higashioka both riding the pine. Wells, 24, has slashed just .103/.156/.138 with nine strikeouts through his first 33 plate appearances at the major-league level.
Sep 14, 2023
On bench for nightcap
Wells is not in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
Wells went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the early tilt, a 5-0 loss for the Yankees, and is now slashing just .103/.156/.138 through his first 33 major-league plate appearances. Kyle Higashioka will start at catcher and bat ninth in the nightcap.
Sep 12, 2023
Sitting out afternoon tilt
Wells is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Higashioka will do the catching for Randy Vasquez in the afternoon contest. Wells is sure to be back out there for the nightcap.
Sep 10, 2023
Not in lineup Sunday
Wells is not in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers.
ANALYSIS
Ben Rortvedt will catch and bat ninth if the weather allows for it in New York. Wells has gone 2-for-21 (.095) in six major-league games since earning a Sept. 1 call-up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Sep 7, 2023
Sitting out Thursday
Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday against the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
Wells has gotten off to a slow start since being promoted to the majors last week, going just 2-for-14 with two RBI and a run scored across four games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate in Wells' place and bat seventh.
Sep 5, 2023
Sitting out Tuesday
Wells is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
Ben Rortvedt has been catching Gerrit Cole and will do so again Tuesday. Wells started each of the first three games after his promotion, going 2-for-10 with a couple RBI. He should be back in the lineup for Wednesday's contest.
Sep 2, 2023
Notches hit in big-league debut
Wells went 1-for-4 in Friday's 6-2 victory against the Astros.
ANALYSIS
Wells was called up from the minors earlier Friday and batted seventh in the lineup while starting behind the plate against Houston. The 24-year-old worked the count full against Justin Verlander in his first big-league plate appearance before lacing a single to right field. Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Yankees manager Aaron Bone said Friday that Wells will play "a lot" at catcher down the stretch, though New York has two other catchers on the roster in Kyle Higashioka and Ben Rortvedt.
Sep 1, 2023
Called up to big leagues
The Yankees selected Wells' contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Wells slashed .243/.335/.446 with 16 home runs and seven stolen bases between Double-A Somerset and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, which included an .841 OPS with five homers in August for S/WB. Questions remains as to whether the 2020 first-round pick is a viable catcher defensively in the long run, but he has plenty of potential with the bat and the Yankees should give him a long look over the final month.
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