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

“Awful,” one National League scout assigned to the Yankees' system said recently of his impressions of Wells defensively when ...

Wells made history with his leadoff blast, becoming the first catcher in Yankees history to homer to start a season and the ...

Lost in the hullabaloo over Bronx Bombing and torpedo bats is the Yankees Way at the plate. It is an approach that can serve ...

The Yankees rolled the dice on a fresh face behind the plate Thursday night, handing rookie catcher J.C. Escarra his first ...

When the Yankees released their lineup for Thursday’s series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, it featured their third ...

After hitting leadoff on Opening Day, Wells has now batted sixth in three straight games, including two straight against right-handed pitching. Paul Goldschmidt is again serving as the Yankees ' ...

Yankees catcher JC Escarra reacts to his first career MLB hit in his first start against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

The New York Yankees stormed out of the gates this season, sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in their opening series. But […] ...

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells will retreat to the bench for Thursday's series finale at Yankee Stadium against the ...

Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 20-9 romp over the Brewers.