Austin Wells
C NYY
Sat 9/27/25 10:13 AM

Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Baltimore.
EDGE Analysis
Wells will head to the bench for Saturday's contest after logging five hits over his last three games. Ben Rice will catch for starter Cam Schlittler instead, opening up first base for Paul Goldschmidt.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Sat 9/20/25 4:19 PM

Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Wells will get some rest Saturday after going 5-for-10 with two RBI and three runs scored over his last four contests. Ben Rice will start behind the dish instead, clearing the way for Paul Goldschmidt to start at first base.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Wed 9/17/25 5:37 PM

Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Wells will get the night off after he started behind the plate in the first two games of the series while going 2-for-7 with a double, an RBI and two runs. Ben Rice will handle catching duties for the Yankees in the series finale.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Sun 9/14/25 5:11 PM

Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
With ace southpaw Garrett Crochet on the bump for Boston, Wells will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon. Ben Rice will get the starting nod at center while Wells rests up.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Thu 9/11/25 11:15 AM

Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a loss to the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Wells' eighth-inning homer was merely a consolation in keeping the Yankees from being shut out, as it made the score 8-1 in favor of Detroit. Nonetheless, it was a positive sign for the alertness of Wells' bat, as he had gone 1-for-12 over his previous 16 plate appearances. Wells has an unremarkable .715 OPS on the campaign, but he's been a good source of power from the catcher position with 21 homers and 66 RBI through 113 contests.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Thu 9/4/25 4:48 AM

Wells went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and two total RBI in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Wells notched three of New York's seven extra-base hits in the defeat, and among his knocks was a two-run homer to left field in the fourth inning. The backstop has suddenly caught fire with the bat, slashing .421/.450/1.053 with three home runs and five RBI over his past six games. Prior to that stretch, he batted a miserable .133 with a 28.4 percent strikeout rate over his previous 24 contests.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Sun 8/31/25 1:49 PM

Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Wells will get a chance to catch his breath after he started behind the dish in the first two games of the weekend while going 3-for-8 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and an additional run. Ben Rice will handle catching duties for the Yankees in the finale.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Sun 8/31/25 12:13 PM

Wells went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the White Sox in a 5-3 extra-innings victory Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Wells broke a 1-1 tie with a 410-foot shot in the seventh inning. The third-year backstop has been perking up in the power department of late -- he's gone deep twice in his past three games and four times across his past eight contests. While Wells is still slashing a paltry .210/.267/.429 on the season, he's tied for fifth among MLB catchers with 19 long balls and is sixth at the position with 61 RBI.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Thu 8/28/25 12:13 PM

Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 11-2 victory versus the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
Wells capped New York's scoring in the contest with a solo shot to right field in the fourth frame. The backstop has three homers over his past six games, but he has only one other hit -- a single -- over 19 at-bats in that span and has struck out nine times. Wells is still getting regular starts behind the plate for the Yankees, but he's been in an offensive funk since mid-July; over his past 27 contests, he's slashing a woeful .143/.189/.298 with a 30 percent strikeout rate.

Austin Wells
C NYY
Mon 8/25/25 3:33 PM

Wells is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
Wells will rest Monday after he caught the final three games of the Yankees' weekend series against the Red Sox and went a collective 1-for-9 at the plate. Ben Rice will handle catching duties in Wells' stead as the Yankees kick off a three-game set versus Washington.