Austin Wells#28

New York Yankees·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: C

B/T: L / R

Born: Jul 12, 1999 (27)

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 220 lbs

Owned: 6.0%

From: Scottsdale, AZ

Drafted: 2020

Austin Wells

#28

New York Yankees BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: C

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: Jul 12, 1999 (27)

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 220 lbs

Owned: 6.00%

From: Scottsdale, AZ

Drafted: 2020

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
118	325	60	13	31	36	3	.185	.284	.326	.610	26.7%	11.5%

Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against Minnesota in an 8-3 win Monday.

4d agoRotowire

Wells struck out twice over his first three plate appearances but ended on a high note with a solo shot to right field in the ninth inning. The long ball was his second in as many days following an 11-game span without any extra-base hits. Despite the mini power surge, the backstop has also struck out four times across those two games and is batting a meager .074 (2-for-27) across his past nine contests. It's been a tough campaign for Wells, as he's notched an ugly .180/.278/.315 slash line through 115 games.

Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Mets.

6d agoRotowire

Wells' first hit since Sept. 2 was a big one, his first homer since a two-homer outburst Aug. 30 against the Red Sox. Despite a rough season at the dish, the left-handed-hitting backstop remains the Yankees' primary catcher. He's slashing a paltry .179/.279/.307 with 11 homers, seven doubles, 29 RBI and 56 runs scored over 360 plate appearances.

Wells went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

2w agoRotowire

Wells has gone 4-for-12 with seven RBI over his last four contests. The steal is more of a rarity -- he has three thefts this year, and this one was his first since Aug. 8. The catcher is batting just .184 with a .588 OPS, 10 home runs, 26 RBI, 29 runs scored and seven doubles across 328 plate appearances.

Wells went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and five total RBI in Sunday's 16-1 win over the Red Sox.

2w agoRotowire

Wells put together a huge day at the plate, despite only entering the game in the sixth inning. Pinch hitting for Ali Sanchez, Wells drove in his first run with a sacrifice fly before launching a two-run homer off lefty Jovani Moran in the eighth. The catcher capped the day with another two-run blast off second baseman-turned-pitcher Andruw Monasterio in the ninth. It's been a rough year overall at the plate for Wells, who had gone 23 games without a homer prior to Sunday. He's now slashing .184/.277/.316 with 10 homers, 26 RBI and 29 runs scored across 322 plate appearances this season.

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Batting

xwOBA

12

.289

xBA

2

.202

xSLG

14

.347

Avg Exit Velo

52

89.4 mph

Barrel %

39

6.7%

Hard-Hit %

64

43.1%

LA Sweet-Spot %

44

32.4%

Bat Speed

55

72.7 mph

Squared-Up %

21

21.1%

Chase %

55

28.9%

Whiff %

29

27.8%

K %

15

27.0%

BB %

80

11.4%

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Running

Sprint Speed

15

25.9 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023NYY	19	75	70	16	6	0	4	13	0	3	14	.229	.257	.486	.743
2024NYY	115	414	354	81	18	1	13	55	1	47	87	.229	.322	.395	.717
2025NYY	126	448	401	88	22	1	21	71	5	30	118	.219	.275	.436	.711
2026NYY	118	374	325	60	7	0	13	31	3	43	100	.185	.284	.326	.610
Career	378	1311	1150	245	53	2	51	170	9	123	319	0.213	0.292	0.396	0.688
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Austin Wells#28

Austin Wells

2026 Season

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Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against Minnesota in an 8-3 win Monday.

Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Mets.

Wells went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

Wells went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and five total RBI in Sunday's 16-1 win over the Red Sox.

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