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Austin Wells
New York Yankees
C: 122 DH: 1
2026 Projected Value: $7
2026 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $-7
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2026 proj	419	93	54	19	58	39	115	4	0.222	19.7
2026	281	52	29	10	26	34	88	2	0.185	3.7
2025	401	88	51	21	71	30	118	5	0.219	22.8
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

Player News

Date	News
6/21/26	Yankees activate Wells after 2-week absence. The Yankees activated Austin Wells from the 10-day IL after the catcher missed two weeks because of cervical headaches. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49135648/yanke...
6/07/26	Yankees catcher Wells joins Stanton, Judge on IL. Yankees catcher Austin Wells, suffering from cervical headaches while in the midst of a seasonlong slump, joined Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48987331/yanke...
6/06/26	Yankees place Austin Wells on 10-day IL with cervical headaches, recall J.C. Escarra. The Yankees announced catcher Austin Wells has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to cervical headaches. J.C. Escarra has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-place-austin-wells...
4/08/26	[Total Pro Sports] - Yankees Fans Mock Austin Wells With Savage Comparison After Throwing Error. New York Yankees fans chant the name of a former catcher to jeer Austin Wells for his throwing error against the Athletics on Tuesday night. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
3/14/26	Wells hits 3-run HR as D.R. routs South Korea. Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning against South Korea that ended the 10-0 game under a World Baseball Classic rout rule. Source: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/48200369/domi...
3/13/26	Wells hits 3-run HR as D.R. routs South Korea. Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning against South Korea that ended the 10-0 game under a World Baseball Classic rout rule. Source: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/48200369/domi...
3/11/26	Latest on Yankees in World Baseball Classic: Austin Wells reaches three times, Camilo Doval throws scoreless inning in Team DR win over Venezuela. Here are the latest updates on Yankees playing in the World Baseball Classic... Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-world-baseball-cla...
3/08/26	Latest on Yankees in World Baseball Classic: Austin Wells demolishes two-run homer in Dominican Republic's win. Here are the latest updates on Yankees playing in the World Baseball Classic... Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-world-baseball-cla...
2/28/26	Austin Wells homers, Yankees pitching shuts down Blue Jays in spring training win. The Yankees got plenty of offense from Austin Wells and the pitching staff did its thing as New York shut out the Blue Jays, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-blue-jays-takeaway...
2/14/26	Yankees’ Austin Wells: Gerrit Cole ‘looked like his old-self’ in first spring training bullpen. Yankees catcher Austin Wells didn’t see any signs of rust as he caught Gerritt Cole’s first bullpen session in spring training on Friday morning. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-austin-wells-gerri...
10/25/25	Bichette returns from knee injury and sparks Blue Jays in World Series debut. Bi Bichette singled early, walked to begin a nine-run sixth inning and made a nice defensive play in his first game at second base in six years, helping the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in the World Series opener. A two-time All-Star shortstop and AL hits leader, Bichette hadn’t played since spraining his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells. Batting cleanup, he favored the knee and was removed for a pinch runner with the score 2-2 after his leadoff walk against Blake Snell in the sixth. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/bo-bichette-a...
10/25/25	Bichette returns from knee injury and sparks Blue Jays in World Series debut. Bi Bichette singled early, walked to begin a nine-run sixth inning and made a nice defensive play in his first game at second base in six years, helping the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in the World Series opener. A two-time All-Star shortstop and AL hits leader, Bichette hadn’t played since spraining his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells. Batting cleanup, he favored the knee and was removed for a pinch runner with the score 2-2 after his leadoff walk against Blake Snell in the sixth. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/bo-bichette-a...
10/01/25	Yanks force G3 on Chisholm's mad dash home. Austin Wells drove in Jazz Chisholm from first base with the tiebreaking run in the eighth, helping to force the fourth winner-take-all postseason game in Yankees-Red Sox history. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46455323/yanke...
9/08/25	Yankees wowed with this clutch play to slam door on Blue Jays. Austin Wells threw the tying run out in the ninth inning trying to steal second base on Sunday. AP By Max Goodman \| NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEW YORK — Austin Wells has proved plenty of doubters wrong with his defense over these last two seasons, developing into one of the best receivers behind the plate in the big leagues. In the Yankees ' big win over the Blue Jays on Sunday, however, it was Wells' arm that stole the show, helping to preserve a one-run lead with the game on the line. Wells ?? Jazz ?? Out ?? pic.twitter.com/BP7JJtgOIc — New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 7, 2025 MORE YANKEES COVERAGE MLB magic numbers, tiebreakers: Yankees, Mariners gain in division chases (9/8/25) Yankees Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/09/yankees-wowed-w...
9/01/25	Ryan Yarbrough back for Yankees after injury absence in major pitching boost. 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 HOUSTON — Two years ago, the Yankees arrived here with two hotshot prospects as Sept. 1 call-ups in Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells. This time around, their promotions are not as flashy, though they should be impactful for the final month of their playoff push. Ryan Yarbrough was activated from the injured list Monday ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Astros, giving the Yankees a second lefty out of the bullpen alongside Tim Hill and one who can provide length. J.C. Escarra was also called Source: https://nypost.com/2025/09/01/sports/ryan-yarbroug...
8/20/25	Yankees' Austin Wells opens up on losing starts to Ben Rice: 'I get it ... (but) I'm one of the best catchers'. Yankees catcher Austin Wells has been starting fewer than half of the games in the last few weeks due to his batting average sitting in the low .200s and breakout star Ben Rice showing he can handle catching. AP By Randy Miller \| NJ Advance Media for NJ.com TAMPA, Fla. — During a short afternoon stroll from the showers to his locker stall, Yankees catcher Austin Wells never glanced up at the lineup card that was displayed on the clubhouse wall near the main entrance. He'd seen the group text. MORE YANKEES COVERAGE Yankees have 'big names' coming from the minors Yankees' 9 homers traveled almost a mile; Here's blow-by-blow Yankees make prediction after 9-homer onslaught UPDATE: Yankees, Rays weather Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/08/yankees-austin-...
8/14/25	Ben Rice is forcing Yankees to decide on starting catcher role. The rookie’s bat and defense may push him past Austin Wells as the Yankees’ starting Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ben-rice-forcing-...
8/13/25	Yankees announce lineup vs. Twins for Wednesday game. Austin Wells returns to catcher. Since the 2002 season, including the playoffs, the Yankees' record against the Minnesota Twins is a staggering 125-44 (.740 winning percentage). Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-announce-...
8/12/25	Yankees Have Austin Wells Fix; But Is Aaron Boone Interested?. The New York Yankees have an apparent solution to their Austin Wells problem, but that doesn't mean manager Aaron Boone will embrace it. In the words of The Athletic's Chris Kirschner, “Wells has been one of the most disappointing Yankees this season.” Wells entered Tuesday with a .208/ .267/ .412/ .679 slash line for New York in 2025 to go along with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs in 308 at-bats. Wells has struggled profoundly against off-speed pitches. Source: https://nesn.com/2025/08/yankees-have-austin-wells...
8/11/25	Yankees searching for Austin Wells answers as catcher’s slump persists. Saturday was a day game after a night game. It was expected. Monday was different — Monday marked the second time in three games Austin Wells was on the bench. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-searching...

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