Wells is not in the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the ALCS against the Guardians.
Wells is just 2-for-24 so far during the playoffs and also ended the regular season in a 2-for-41 drought at the dish. He will yield to Jose Trevino at catcher as the Guardians send southpaw Matthew Boyd to the bump.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Not starting Friday's game
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Wells is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Pirates.
Wells is getting a breather after starting each of the previous four games. Jose Trevino is catching and batting eighth for the Yankees in the series opener.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Not starting versus southpaw
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Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Wells went 0-for-5 with a strikeout during Friday's series opener and will now take a seat against the left-handed JP Sears. Jose Trevino will fill in as New York's catcher and bat ninth.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Getting breather Thursday
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Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday versus the Mariners.
Wells will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after going 1-for-8 with three RBI and five strikeouts across the first two games. While he sits, Jose Trevino will catch for right-hander Clarke Schmidt while batting eighth.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving breather Sunday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Wells worked behind the plate in the first three games of the series and will receive a break in the finale after going 1-for-11 with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Trevino will do the catching for lefty Carlos Rodon.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Getting breather Wednesday
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Wells is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Royals.
Wells had made five straight starts, but he'll begin Wednesday's series finale on the bench. Jose Trevino will handle catching duties and bat ninth for New York.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Plates two runs in return
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Wells went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Friday's 3-0 win against the Cubs.
Wells returned from a two-game absence after taking a hit-by-pitch on the hand Monday. The backstop accounted for the bulk of New York's scoring Friday with a two-run single in the third inning. Now that he's back in action, Wells will likely start behind the plate most of the time when the Yankees face right-handed starters while Jose Trevino is expected to get the call against most southpaws.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Held out Wednesday
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Wells (hand) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Rangers.
Wells has now missed two starts in a row after being hit on the right hand by a pitch Monday. X-rays came back negative and he is likely aiming for a return Friday versus the Cubs following a team off day Thursday. Jose Trevino will do the catching again for the Yankees in Wednesday's series finale.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Exits starting nine
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Wells is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Rangers.
With southpaw Andrew Heaney on the hill for Texas, Wells will grab a seat. Jose Trevino is doing the catching for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Slugs pair of two-run homers
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Wells went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 6-3 victory over St. Louis.
The Yankees backstop extended his team's lead to 4-2 when he launched a 399-foot, two-run homer off Erick Fedde in the third inning. Wells later cracked another two-run homer in the eighth inning, launching it 413 feet off reliever Riley O'Brien to secure his first career multi-homer game. The 25-year-old has been one of the hottest catchers in the league coming out of the All-Star break, hitting .318 (35-for-110) with six homers, 22 RBI and 11 runs scored across his last 32 games.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: On bench versus lefty
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
For the second time in the series, Wells will give way to platoon mate Jose Trevino behind the dish while southpaw Austin Gomber toes the rubber for the Rockies. Wells should continue to see the bulk of the starts at catcher when the Yankees face right-handed pitching.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle for nightcap
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Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Angels.
Wells will take a seat to begin Wednesday's nightcap after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk during a victory in Game 1. Carlos Narvaez will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Launches seventh home run
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Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's win against the Rays.
The 25-year-old slugged the first of five Yankee home runs on the afternoon, going back-to-back with Anthony Volpe in the second inning. Wells continues to see regular playing time behind the plate, especially with Jose Trevino (quadriceps) on the shelf. Wells has compiled a .223 batting average with seven home runs, 21 RBI and 27 runs scored across 65 games this season.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Hits three-run homer in win
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Wells went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Orioles.
Wells put the Yankees up 4-0 in the first inning with a three-run homer off Grayson Rodriguez. The catcher has now homered three times in July while continuing to see consistent playing time. On the season, he is hitting .220 with six home runs, 20 RBI and 24 runs scored across 190 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Riding pine Friday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
The lefty-hitting Wells will take a seat Friday with southpaw Cade Povich on the bump for Baltimore. Jose Trevino will bat eighth in his place.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Slugs homer in loss
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Wells went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Rays.
Wells put New York on the board with a solo shot to right field in the second inning. It was the backstop's fifth long ball of the campaign, three of which have come over his past 10 contests. Wells is batting .286 (8-for-28) with six RBI over that stretch and has moved back into the primary catcher role for the Yankees, starting five of the team's past seven contests behind the plate.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Exiting starting nine Wednesday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Wells will hit the bench after he started behind the dish in three of the Yankees' last four games. Jose Trevino will get the nod at catcher Wednesday, forming a battery with starting pitcher Marcus Stroman.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Clubs homer Saturday
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Wells went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in a 9-3 loss to Toronto on Saturday.
The Yankees got beat pretty soundly Saturday, so Wells' two-run blast in the ninth inning didn't make much of an impact on the outcome. However, it was a positive development for the catcher's stat line after he had gone just 3-for-18 at the plate over his previous nine games. Wells is slashing a modest .213/.304/.346 with three homers, 13 RBI, 18 runs and a stolen base on the campaign. Over New York's past six contests, Jose Trevino has started four times to Wells' two starts, but the tide may be shifting with Wells getting his second straight start Sunday.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Back on bench Sunday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Wells will sit for the second time in the series after making his lone start in Saturday's 8-1 win. Though he's gone 5-for-15 with a home run and walk in his last five games, Wells still appears to be stuck in a timeshare at catcher with Jose Trevino.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle Tuesday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Minnesota.
Wells won't start Tuesday's game despite the Twins trotting out a right-handed pitcher. Instead, Jose Trevino will catch and bat eighth.
