Austin Wells| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2024 proj | 306 | 75 | 44 | 14 | 50 | 15 | 66 | 3 | 0.245 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | 64 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0.188 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.227 | 4.1 |
| Date | News |
| 5/01/24 | Unlucky at first, Yankees' Austin Wells is starting to see expected results. BALTIMORE — As Austin Wells rounded the bases on Tuesday night, he threw his right arm into the air in celebration. His first home run of the season had just tied the Yankees and Orioles at one in the third inning, and so the catcher made a few more celebratory gestures after crushing a Dean Kremer fastball 414 feet at 102.6 mph. However, the Yankees lost the game , 4-2. Afterward, Wells wasn't as excited about the longball. “It's great,” he said of the homer, “but I would trade them all for a win.” Austin Wells jumps on the first pitch of the inning to tie the game! pic.twitter.com/C9xqqeUP2A — MLB (@MLB) April 30, 2024 It's understandable that Wells wouldn't relish his personal success following Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/01/yankees-aus... |
| 4/24/24 | Yankees’ Austin Wells still trusts his process at the plate amidst early-season struggles. Austin Wells has struggled to start the 2024 season, but the young Yankees catcher is still confident in his approach at the plate. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-austin-wells-stil... |
| 4/21/24 | Here's why Yankees keep playing Austin Wells, who isn't hitting .100. Yankees rookie catcher Austin Wells had a typical game in Saturday's 2-0, 10-inning loss to the Rays. Once again there was a lot of good hidden amongst what most people probably noticed, another hitless game. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/04/heres-why-yanke... |
| 4/20/24 | Yankees' Austin Wells confident 'good things will come' offensively. Entering play Friday, there were 277 players in the majors who had averaged at least 2.1 plate appearances per game. Statistically and essentially, Austin Wells ranked 277th in luck. One-half of the Yankees' catching tandem entered play with an .097 batting average and an expected batting average — a calculation that takes into account how hard a ball is hit, its trajectory and the hitter's speed — of .256. Yankees catcher Austin Wells, attempting a bunt earlier in the season, has struggled at the plate thus far this season. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post No hitter in baseball could match the negative-.159 difference between the actual and expected batting averages. Informed about his ranking Source: https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/sports/yankees-austi... |
| 4/13/24 | A catching tandem, plus other early notable Yankees items. CLEVELAND — The Yankees got an unexpected second straight day off on Friday with the postponement of their series opener against the Guardians. Before they get back to trying to build on their 10-3 start, here's a look around the club after two weeks of games, one rainout and a doubleheader on tap for Saturday at Progressive Field: The catching tandem Through 13 games, the Yankees had a near even-split between Austin Wells and Jose Trevino behind the plate, with Wells starting seven games and Trevino six. Austin Wells Jason Szenes for the New York Post That might have skewed slightly more toward Wells had the Marlins not just started three straight left-handers against the Yankees (which also Source: https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/sports/a-catching-ta... |
| 3/24/24 | Jorge Posada shares the key for catcher Austin Wells to succeed with Yankees: 'He looks like he's very smart back there'. Defense is the key for Austin Wells to really catch on with the Yankees, according to former catcher Jorge Posada. Wells, a 2020 first-round pick and one of the Yankees' top prospects, is set to start the 2024 season as the team's No. 2 catcher behind Jose Trevino after earning valuable MLB experience down the stretch last year. “He looks like he's very smart back there,” Posada, a five-time All-Star with the Yankees, told the Daily News. Trevino does a hell of a job of [putting] defense first. Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/24/jorge-posad... |
| 3/21/24 | Yankees' Austin Wells has big game but start on Opening Day still in question. Noteworthy items from the Yankees' Grapefruit League action on Thursday. Wells & good Austin Wells continued to swing a hot bat late in camp, going 2-for-2 with a double, walk and an RBI. It was also notable that he caught Nestor Cortes in his final start before Opening Day, though with the Astros starting a left-hander next Thursday, Aaron Boone was noncommittal on whether the left-handed hitting Wells will also get that start. Yankees' Austin Wells hits a double in the second inning of a spring training baseball game. AP Zach attack When Yankees infielder Jahmai Jones took his first at-bat of the day in the second inning, his picture on the video board was a head shot of Jets quarterback Zach Source: https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/sports/yankees-unsur... |
| 3/12/24 | Yankees' Austin Wells receives more high praise as he keeps impressing at camp. The art of catching has changed dramatically since Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus was a player. Ausmus won three Gold Glove Awards during his 18-year career in the big leagues and back then, nobody was setting up and approaching pitch framing the way backstops do now. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/03/yankees-austin-... |
| 3/11/24 | Austin Wells smacks three-run double, Will Warren solid as Yankees top Orioles. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon as their spring training slate continued. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/austin-wells-smacks-three... |
| 3/10/24 | Yankees' Jose Trevino set to make spring training debut: 'long, long road'. TAMPA — Austin Wells wasn't the only Yankees catcher to have a good day at the plate Saturday. Jose Trevino had five at-bats in a minor league game at the Yankees' development complex as he prepares to make his spring training debut Sunday against Atlanta after being sidelined since the middle of last year, first with right wrist surgery that ended his 2023 season and then a calf strain suffered before the beginning of this spring training. “It's been a long road,” Trevino said. “It's been a long, long road.” Yankees catcher Jose Trevino is set to make his spring training debut Sunday against the Braves. AP With Trevino out, Wells has made the most of his opportunity. He hit a long homer Saturday Source: https://nypost.com/2024/03/10/sports/yankees-jose-... |
| 3/08/24 | Yankees say Austin Wells' catching now is so good that he might play more than Jose Trevino. The first question in Yankees manager Aaron Boone's short post-game presser Thursday night was about infielder Oswald Peraza, who had an MRI on his right shoulder earlier in the day. There was no update on what the imaging showed, the manager said after the Yankees' 11-5 loss to the Tigers. The next topic that came up addressed the Yankees' hitting star of the night, the rookie catcher who's battling his buddy for a roster spot. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/03/yankees-say-aus... |
| 3/07/24 | Austin Wells hits first spring training home run, but Yankees fall to Tigers, 11-5. Austin Wells finally broke out of his offensive slump but the Yankees could not capitalize as they fell to the Detroit Tigers, 11-5, on Thursday night. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/austin-wells-hits-first-s... |
| 3/01/24 | Yankees' Gerrit Cole has helped young teammate's confidence. Austin Wells is gaining praise from Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Wells didn't get the opportunity to catch Cole after being called up in September. Given that the catcher is likely starting the season with the big league club, the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner asked Yankees manager Aaron Boone to pair them in camp, according to Brian Hoch of MLB.com. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/03/yankees-gerrit-... |
| 2/22/24 | Should Yankees consider Austin Wells for the everyday catcher role in 2024?. Should the Yankees give Austin Wells a chance to be their everyday catcher this season? Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-consider-austin-w... |
| 2/21/24 | Confident and catching Gerrit Cole, Austin Wells not taking roster spot for granted: 'I definitely don't feel secure'. Austin Wells is feeling confident at Yankees camp, but the catcher is not acting like it's a foregone conclusion that he will make the team. While Wells doesn't want to come off as sure, the 24-year-old is expected to break camp with the Yankees. A lefty-swinger with some pop, he will likely back up or platoon with Platinum Glove winner Jose Trevino. The Yankees also have Ben Rortvedt, among other backstops, on their 40-man roster. Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/21/confident-a... |
| 2/18/24 | Yankees want Austin Wells 'focused' on playing catcher, not another position. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told the media Sunday that they want Austin Wells to focus on catching, not a new position this spring. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-want-austin-wells... |
| 2/17/24 | Orioles will give Jackson Holliday 'every chance' to complete meteoric rise to majors. More From: Joel Sherman Austin Wells' defense must be good enough to justify his spot in Yankees lineup Yankees ignoring glaring DJ LeMahieu concerns is major risk Yankees' youngsters must step up to recognize championship dreams Michael King up for Padres challenge he couldn't get in Bronx Shohei Ohtani leads the 50 most interesting people in baseball Mike Elias promises no shenanigans when it comes to if Jackson Holliday will make Baltimore's roster to open the season. The Orioles general manager cites that it was the club's intention to begin the 2022 season with Adley Rutschman on the major league roster before he incurred a strained triceps muscle that delayed his debut by seven-plus weeks. Source: https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/sports/orioles-will-... |
| 1/27/24 | Austin Wells out to prove he can handle Yankees' staff this season. More On: new york yankees Baseball awards dinner's charm will be missed if this is the end after 100 years Where 5 Yankees, Mets stars' Hall of Fame cases stack up right now Yankees lose another bullpen option as stud signs with Cubs Former MLB star heard strange 'rumor' about Yankees' messy divorce with outfielder The Yankees were impressed by what they saw in a September cameo from Austin Wells, who went a long way in answering questions about his defense behind the plate — at least as much as anyone can in 19 games. Just how much is the rookie catcher capable of handling over the course of a full season? They're about to find out, though a healthy Jose Trevino may have something to say about Source: https://nypost.com/2024/01/27/sports/austin-wells-... |
| 1/08/24 | Execs See Yankees Rookie As ROY Dark Horse. Executives See Yankees Rookie As Dark Horse In ROY Voting The New York Yankees have a rookie that MLB executives see as having an outside shot at Rookie of the Year. Author: Matthew Postins Publish date: Jan 9, 2024 8:00 AM EST In this story: New York Yankees Predicating a Rookie of the Year award in January is a bit like flying blind, even for MLB executives who have expertise to figure those things out. That's who MLB.com turned to on Monday when they asked them to vote on who they believed would win the Rookie of the Year award in each league. The majority of the executives didn't predict that a New York Yankees player would win the award. But the fact that catcher Austin Wells got some votes Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/executives-see... |
| 12/29/23 | Yankees’ breakout catcher prospect Ben Rice is forcing his way through the door. For all the excitement surrounding Austin Wells as the Yankees’ catcher of the future, another prospect has forced his way into the conversation. Breakout prospect Ben Rice enjoyed a superb season in the minor leagues last season. The 24-year-old slashed .324/.434/.615 with 20 homers and 68 RBI in just 73 games between Low-A, High-A and Double-A. Rice is currently ranked as the Bombers’ No. 21 ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-breakout-catcher-... |
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