Austin Wells’ most important job of this postseason is what he’s doing behind the plate. His offense, which has been inconsistent at times throughout his rookie season, has been underwhelming or worse in October and it helped land him on the bench in Game 3 of the ALCS against Cleveland…
CLEVELAND — The Yankees haven’t gotten much out of their catchers this postseason — because Austin Wells has seen his late-season slump extend into the playoffs. The rookie was part of an ALCS Game 3 lineup shakeup, replaced by Jose Trevino against Cleveland left-hander Matt Boyd. Trevino delivered an RBI…
Austin Wells took extra batting practice on the field at Kauffman Stadium prior to the Yankees’ Game 4 clincher over the Royals, but unlike how the added work paid off for Giancarlo Stanton the day before, Wells saw his hitless streak extend to 11 at-bats in the postseason Thursday night…
Shortly before he underwent wrist surgery last summer, Jose Trevino had some work to do. The Yankees catcher was going to miss the rest of the season, and in the immediate future, Kyle Higashioka and Ben Rortvedt were going to split duties behind the plate. But Trevino knew that Austin…
Aaron Boone isn’t worried about Austin Wells. Yes, the Yankees catcher is in the midst of a slump. Yes, this is the most games he has played in a single season. Austin Wells (left) talks with Marcus Stroman in the first inning of the Yankees’ 9-7 loss to the Orioles…
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