Austin Wells

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: July 12, 1999 in Scottsdale, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 35th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas, NV) and the New York Yankees in the 1st round (28th) of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).

High School: Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas, NV)

School: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: September 1, 2023 (Age 24-051d, 23,072nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.031 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Austin Kenneth Wells

Twitter: @wellsius16

Instagram: @awells

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.2

133

.191

.211

RBI

OBP

.321

.290

SLG

.302

.399

OPS

.622

.688

OPS+

Summary of 5 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 1 go ahead

1 Tm
NYY	5

Platoon
vs RHP	5

Home/Road
Away	3
Home	2

Outs
0	4
1	1

4 Opps
TOR	2
KCR	1
ARI	1
BAL	1

5 Pitchers
Merrill Kelly	1
Jordan Romano	1
Dean Kremer	1
Jordan Lyles	1
Erik Swanson	1

4 Parks
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
89	2
9	2
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	2
3	2
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2
12-	1
1--	1
-2-	1

9 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	2
1 on	2
2 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
3	1
4	2
9	2

1-3	1
4-6	2
7-end	2

RelScore
Tied	1
-1	1
-2	1
-4..	2

Tied	1
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	2
1-1	2
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	5

OrderPos
4th	3
7th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2023-09-20	NYY		TOR	Erik Swanson	behind 0-6	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	4	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2	2	2	1	2023-09-25	NYY		ARI	Merrill Kelly	behind 0-2	b 4	0	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	2	0.174	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Torres Scores
3	3	3	1	2023-09-26	NYY	@	TOR	Jordan Romano	tied 0-0	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	2	0.344	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Torres Scores
4	4	4	1	2023-09-29	NYY	@	KCR	Jordan Lyles	behind 0-10	t 4	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	4	2	0.015	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Judge Scores; G. Torres Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2024-04-30	NYY	@	BAL	Dean Kremer	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.116	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)