Austin Wells| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 353 | 80 | 42 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 87 | 1 | 0.227 | 15.2 |
| 2025 | 75 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0.200 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | 353 | 80 | 42 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 87 | 1 | 0.227 | 15.2 |
| 2023 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.227 | 4.1 |
| Date | News |
| 4/18/25 | Why Yankees' Austin Wells isn't playing vs. Rays. The New York Yankees will be taking on the Tampa Bay Rays in the second contest of a four-game series on Friday. Unfortunately, New York will be without its starting catcher, Austin Wells, for the matchup. Reports indicate that the 25-year-old catcher is ruled out against the Rays due to food poisoning, according to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. Wells woke up on Friday morning feeling ill. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/why-... |
| 4/11/25 | Yankees' Austin Wells comes unbelievably close to a home run in wild game-of-inches highlight. Austin Wells got all of it. At more than 100 miles per hour off the bat, Wells' contact looked ticketed for a two-run home run. Wells' drive landed on the top padding of the right-field wall, and somehow, it didn't continue its momentum and head out of the park. Mike Yastrzemski picked it up and got it back into the infield, and Wells had to settle for an improbable RBI double. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yanke... |
| 4/10/25 | Yankees’ spring star is ice cold and they need his bat. The Yankees entered the season with sky-high expectations for 24-year-old catcher Austin Wells, especially after his eye-popping spring training performance. […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-spring-st... |
| 4/08/25 | Yankees urged to sign 25-year-old starter to extension before price tag gets out of hand. The New York Yankees are trying to repeat as American League champions this season, but it's not too early to start thinking about their future. With young, talented players around the league signing extensions, the Yankees might be wise to extend their young catcher. Austin Wells played in 115 games for the Yankees last season. The Yankees have been cycling through disappointing catchers since Jorge Posada retired, and Wells has the chance to end that. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/new-york-yanke... |
| 4/06/25 | Yankees catcher Austin Wells gains quick following with burrito Instagram account: 'No going back'. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free PITTSBURGH — Austin Wells has an eggs-cellent backup plan if the whole catching thing does not work out. The Yankees backstop has entered the food influencer space, creating an Instagram account to rank breakfast burritos served in visiting clubhouses around the league. Wells made the account — named simply, “wells.ranked.burritos” — on Friday morning at PNC Park, thinking it would be something of a joke that his teammates might follow. Nearly 48 hours later, he had more than 56,000 followers as of Sunday Source: https://nypost.com/2025/04/06/sports/yankees-austi... |
| 4/03/25 | Yankees have another new leadoff hitter, and Aaron Boone has a one-word explanation. The New York Yankees are having fun with the leadoff spot. First, it was Austin Wells becoming the first catcher in team history to bat in the top spot. Then it was Paul Goldschmidt making his debut up top after more than 1,000 MLB games. On Thursday night, it's Ben Rice. And the Yankees are certainly hoping it goes for Rice like it did the first two, who both hit leadoff home runs in their debuts at the top of the batting order. Manager Aaron Boone didn't mince words about the decision. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Why Rice? " Rakes ." He certainly does rake, off to a .385 start to the season with two home runs. The only intriguing guy left to hit at the top of the lineup would be Aaron Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yanke... |
| 4/03/25 | How Yankees' Carlos Rodón feels after 'crazy' injury scare. Carlos Rodón stayed in the game after getting hit by a 115.5-mph line drive in Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks. AP By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEW YORK — One thought rang through Austin Wells' mind behind the plate as he watched Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón get hit by a line drive in the fifth inning of Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks. Oh no. Carlos Rodon just took a 115 MPH MISSILE off his forearm and still made the out at first. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/AEsfQDdgpF — Sam Luckini (@SamLuckiniESM) April 3, 2025 MORE YANKEES COVERAGE Yankees strike out 16 times, comeback falls short in loss to Diamondbacks New York Yankees vs. Arizona Diamondbacks FREE LIVE STREAM Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/04/how-yankees-car... |
| 4/02/25 | Yankees slugger predicted to earn All-Star nod over Orioles phenom. In their journey to repeat as American League champions, the New York Yankees need a handful of young players to step into bigger roles. Chiefly among those players is catcher Austin Wells. The left-handed hitting catcher made some history to begin the campaign, becoming the first Yankees catcher to lead off a regular-season game. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yanke... |
| 3/29/25 | Bill Madden: Opening Day helped answer a couple key questions for Yankees and Mets. For example: The Yankees and Mets went into their respective Opening Days each seeking the answer to two major questions. The Yankees wanted to know if Austin Wells was the right guy for the leadoff spot, and the Mets were seeking to find out if their three-year, $38 million gamble on Clay Holmes converting from closer to starting pitcher was inspired or ill-advised. One Opening Day later, the Yankees' bet on Wells paid off big. Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/29/yankees-met... |
| 3/28/25 | Yankees' Austin Wells changed mindset to be 'incredible' leadoff hitter. When Austin Wells was at his best last summer, the catcher was protecting Aaron Judge in the Yankees' starting lineup. There was a 36-game stretch from July 22 to September 9 where Wells was slashing .303/.375/.530, batting cleanup and right behind Judge in all but a handful of those games. At that point, it was Wells' responsibility to make opposing teams pay if they pitched around Judge, taking their chances with anyone other than the slugger who was headed toward his second MVP Award. This spring, Wells finds himself in a new spot, jumping ahead of Judge and atop the order as the Yankees' unconventional (and so far, as Judge put it, “incredible”) leadoff man. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-austin-... |
| 3/27/25 | SEE IT: Austin Wells hits leadoff home run in Yankees' Opening Day. Leading off the bottom of the first inning of the Yankees' season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, Austin Wells hit a solo home run to give New York a quick 1-0 lead and make history at the same time. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/see-austin-wells-... |
| 3/25/25 | Austin Wells' historic Yankees move to leadoff spot comes with simple challenge. new york yankees Austin Wells' historic Yankees move to leadoff spot comes with simple challenge By Greg Joyce Published March 25, 2025, 7:40 p.m. ET Yankees pitcher Luke Weaver (30) and catcher Austin Wells (28) high five. Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Access the Yankees beat like never before Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up Now MIAMI — Austin Wells will be No. 1 in the Yankees lineup on Opening Day Thursday. That number may also represent where he ranks in importance among position players not named Aaron Judge. Entering his first season as the full-time catcher, Wells has the potential Source: https://nypost.com/2025/03/25/sports/austin-wells-... |
| 3/23/25 | Austin Wells homers again as Yankees tie Rays, 3-3. The Yankees played to a 3-3 tie with the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/austin-wells-home... |
| 3/22/25 | Yankees test out new leadoff option for possible lineup platoon with Austin Wells. The Yankees could stick to a matchup platoon in the leadoff spot, using Austin Wells against right-handed pitching and Paul Goldschmidt against left-handed pitching. AP By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com LAKELAND, Fla. — After two more spring home runs in Friday night's win over the Tigers, Yankees catcher Austin Wells was asked if his Grapefruit League success has anything to do with where he's hitting in the lineup. Could the move to leadoff be bringing out this spring power surge? MORE YANKEES COVERAGE Yankees still can keep Dominic Smith, who opted out; Oswald Peraza not safe Latest on Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton isn't good Yankees announce 3 pitching moves that impact Opening Day Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-test-ou... |
| 3/21/25 | Austin Wells homers twice, Carlos Rodon solid in final spring start as Yankees beat Tigers. Austin Wells continued his hot hitting and Carlos Rodon was solid in his final spring start as the Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-0, in Lakeland. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-tigers-austin-well... |
| 3/18/25 | Yankees' lefty-heavy lineup presents potentially odd problems. Joel Sherman Yankees' lefty-heavy lineup presents potentially odd problems By Joel Sherman Published March 18, 2025, 7:56 p.m. ET Yankees catcher Austin Wells #28, leads off a spring training game against the Blue Jays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Access the Yankees beat like never before Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from spring training — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up Now TAMPA — Can the Yankees be too left-handed? Aaron Judge and Austin Wells both said “great question,” and Aaron Boone suggested yes, especially as he contemplated late-game matchups. Which is one reason that, despite a strong spring, Dominic Smith has a difficult lane Source: https://nypost.com/2025/03/18/sports/yankees-lefty... |
| 3/16/25 | Austin Wells likely to hit leadoff for Yankees on Opening Day in unexpected move. TAMPA — Aaron Boone wrote Austin Wells' name into the leadoff spot on Feb. 28, his second game of the spring, just to see how he might take to it. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees from spring training Try it free The catcher hasn't gone anywhere since. With each passing game, it appears more and more likely that Wells will be leading off when the Yankees host the Brewers on Opening Day on March 27 — and at least whenever they face right-handers to begin the season. “I think you can read into it a little bit, yeah,” Boone said Sunday after using Wells Source: https://nypost.com/2025/03/17/sports/austin-wells-... |
| 3/15/25 | Austin Wells: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player. The Major League baseball season is just around the corner, but the fantasy baseball season is in full swing as drafts and auctions are happening every day and twice on Sunday.
With the fantasy season now here, so too is the constant search for the hidden gems, those players who will actually be the difference between winning and losing. With that in mind, I present New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells as this week's Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player.
Wells started the 2024 season splitting time behind the plate but took over the role as the primary catcher midway through the season. When you look at his stats, you may wonder why I like him. So let's find out why. Source: https://razzball.com/austin-wells-up-and-coming-dy... |
| 3/15/25 | Yankees should embrace this roster rarity as catchers continue to slug. In the early stages of Yankees camp last month, the backup catcher competition could be summed up with one question. Are the Yankees willing to carry two left-handed hitters at catcher on their active roster? It was a three-backstop race to be Austin Wells' backup between Ben Rice, J.C. Escarra and Alex Jackson. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-should-... |
| 3/12/25 | Could Austin Wells be Yankees' answer to leadoff problem?. When the Yankees reported to spring training in mid-February, Aaron Boone gave an honest answer when asked who his leadoff hitter would be. Boone added that he could see six or seven names in the role, though it was hard to come up with that many logical candidates after Gleyber Torres vacated the job and signed with the Tigers. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe all made for reasonable, if imperfect, options, and Cody Bellinger's name came up a few days later. Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/12/austin-well... |
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