Austin Wells
Escarra’s batting-cage stunt threatens Austin Wells’ Yankees job grip
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The most intriguing swings J.C. Escarra took last week never counted in a box score. They...
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Yankees’ quiet Ben Rice gamble becomes impossible to ignore
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ben Rice spent years learning to catch. The Yankees have spent this season making sure he...
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Yankees appear moving toward a major catcher change soon
NEW YORK — The Yankees have a problem behind home plate. It has been building for weeks. And with the...
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Yankees must fix one roster flaw before it wrecks their plans
NEW YORK — The Yankees are 27-16 and the lineup carries genuine threats. However, there is one exception. It crouches...
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First-pitch Goldy bomb, third Grisham riot fuel Yankees’ 6-2 Orioles rout
BALTIMORE — The Camden Yards scoreboard told a familiar story heading into Tuesday night. The Yankees had scored eight runs...
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Austin Wells’ bat may soon force Yankees into a decision they hate
NEW YORK — The Yankees entered 2026 expecting Austin Wells to take a step forward. He was a Rookie of...
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Austin Wells is not the unlikely hero in Yankees’ 8-3 win over Astros
HOUSTON — Austin Wells stepped in against Kai-Wei Teng in the seventh inning Saturday with the Yankees and Astros tied...
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Yankees rout Astros 8-3, shatter killer myth with complete dominance
HOUSTON — For years, the Houston Astros were the team that ended the Yankees' October dreams. They knocked New York...
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Underlying metrics hint Yankees’ Austin Wells returning to 2024 level
NEW YORK — Start of 2026 was ugly for Austin Wells. The numbers were hard to ignore. Through the Yankees'...
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Caballero rewrites Yankees walk-off history Derek Jeter made in 1999
NEW YORK — Nobody playing shortstop for the Yankees today invites a comparison to Derek Jeter. But on Wednesday night...
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Yankees blow lead, then storm back with wild 5-4 walk-off win over Angels
NEW YORK — For eight innings, the Yankees looked like a team that had run out of answers. They built...
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Ben Rice’s dugout reaction says it all as Boone benches him and bluffs
NEW YORK — Ben Rice entered Tuesday night leading Major League Baseball with a 1.253 OPS. He was batting .362...
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