Wells (headaches) is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday, per MLB.com.
Wells was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to cervical headaches. He's already received a negative concussion test, but the Yankees want to send him in for imaging in order to further evaluate the issue. Wells isn't traveling with the team on its current road trip, and it remains to be seen if he'll need more than a minimum IL stay.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Placed on IL
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The Yankees placed Wells on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to cervical headaches.
Wells has gone just 1-for-14 at the plate over his last five games, and his headaches will now force him to remain out until at least mid-June. J.C. Escarra was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move and will likely split reps behind the dish with Ali Sanchez.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Thursday
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Wells is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Guardians.
After starting each of the last four games at catcher, Wells will get a well-earned break during Thursday's matinee. J.C. Escarra will be behind the plate and bat eighth for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Logs first three-hit game of season
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Wells went 3-for-6 with a run and an RBI in a 15-1 rout of the Royals on Tuesday.
All nine of New York's starters finished with multiple hits, so Wells' performance (which included three singles) got a bit lost in the shuffle. Still, it was a notable effort since it was the first time Wells collected multiple hits in a game since April 28, and it was also his first three-hit performance this season. The backstop has struggled at the plate throughout the campaign, slashing just .181/.295/.283 with four homers, 13 runs and seven RBI, but he has remained New York's primary catcher.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Not in Monday's lineup
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Wells is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Kansas City.
Wells started at catcher the last two games against the Rays, so he'll get a breather during Monday's afternoon contest. J.C. Escarra will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Getting breather Wednesday
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Wells is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Baltimore.
Wells started at catcher in the first two contests of the series, so he'll get some rest in Wednesday's matinee. J.C. Escarra will do the catching for Max Fried in the rubber match.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Resting up Sunday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Wells will receive a breather after he started behind the plate in the first two games of the series. J.C. Escarra will handle catching duties for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Getting breather
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Wells is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rangers.
Wells started at catcher in each of the last four games, so he's earned a breather for Thursday's matinee. J.C. Escarra will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Yankees.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving rest Wednesday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Wells will be getting a routine day off Wednesday while the Yankees wrap up their series in Texas with a matinee game. J.C. Escarra will fill in for Wells behind the dish and will bat seventh.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Slugs long ball Saturday
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Wells went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks against Houston in Saturday's 8-3 victory.
Wells swatted a solo homer in the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie and added a run-scoring single in the ninth. This was arguably the catcher's best offensive game this season -- it was the first time he's reached base four times through 22 contests, and the long ball was his first since Opening Day. It's been a rough start to the campaign for Wells, as he's carrying a .635 OPS with two homers and four RBI across 80 plate appearances. However, Wells has propped up his contributions by posting a 15:14 BB:K, leading him to an acceptable .338 OBP.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Receiving night off
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Wells is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Athletics.
Wells will receive a routine day of rest after he had started at catcher in each of the previous five tilts. J.C. Escarra will handle catching duties Wednesday in Wells' stead.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Absent from lineup
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Wells isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
Wells went 2-for-3 with a run scored on Opening Day but has gone 0-for-10 at the plate since then. He'll get a day off to reset; meanwhile, J.C. Escarra will start at catcher and bat seventh.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting down Saturday
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Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
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.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Resting up Wednesday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
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.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle against lefty
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Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
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 catcher while Wells rests.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Remains hot Wednesday
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Wells went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and two total RBI in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.
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.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Continues power surge Saturday
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Wells went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the White Sox in a 5-3 extra-innings victory Saturday.
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.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Resting for series opener
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Wells is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
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.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Drawing third straight start
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Wells will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Wells' playing time had taken a hit recently with the Yankees beginning to hand Ben Rice more work behind the plate, but Wells will make his third straight start at catcher to close out the series with Boston. Rice will occupy first base Sunday while Paul Goldschmidt gets squeezed out of the lineup for a second straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher (Dustin May).
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Monday
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Wells is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Wells will get a breather for the series opener while Ben Rice steps in behind the plate. Dating back to the All-Star break, Wells has posted a lowly .130/.186/.204 slash line over 16 games. His ongoing struggles could cost him more playing time if the Yankees are comfortable using Rice behind the plate more frequently in order to open up first base for Paul Goldschmidt.
