Wells became the first catcher to hit leadoff for the Yankees, who were established in 1913. And he led off the opener with a ...

Frontier League All-Star John Cristino is moving to New York. Cristino has signed with the Major League Baseball team the New ...

NEW YORK – Austin Wells said he never thought of himself as a leadoff hitter; the heart of the lineup had always felt like more of a natural fit, going back to his days in Little League. In fact, when ...

Three games into the 2025 season, the New York Yankees look like they’ve pulled off something close to magic. With […] ...

Escarra made the Yankees nearly two years after he worked as a substitute teacher and Uber driver to make ends meet.

The New York Yankees called up J.C. Escarra to the major league after the catcher was living 'paycheck to paycheck' and ...

Austin Wells made New York Yankees history with his first at-bat of the 2025 season. He then made MLB history with his first swing. Wells became the first catcher in league history to hit a lead ...

Austin Wells’ tenure as the Yankees leadoff hitter got off to a strong start. Wells — the first catcher in the Yankees’ 123-year history to start a game in the leadoff spot — crushed a ...

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells etched himself into the history books in the team’s opening-day game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Wells, 25, had already ...