The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are playing a two-game series this week at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

The New York Yankees have moved Austin Wells to the bench in recent weeks to prioritize Ben Rice as they've rattled off a ...

It was the second lineup in a row that featured young slugger Ben Rice at the catcher spot, with Austin Wells increasingly pushed to the side amid a slump at the plate.

Perhaps nobody was happier the Yankees won Wednesday night than catcher Austin Wells, after his embarrassing mental lapse on the bases cost New York an opportunity in the ninth inning.

Aaron Boone is trying to balance Rice’s emergence with Austin Wells’ development, and it’s become one of the trickier lineup ...

Saturday was a day game after a night game. It was expected. Monday was different — Monday marked the second time in three ...

Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda tags out New York Yankees' Austin Wells during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank ...

Since July 11, no hitter in the big leagues with at least 50 plate appearances has been worse than Wells, who has a 1 wRC+ in that span.

Austin Wells clobbers a pair of solo home runs, including his solo homer in the 10th, to help the Yankees complete their 6-4 ...

Austin Wells clobbers a pair of solo home runs, including his solo homer in the 10th, to help the Yankees complete their 6-4 ...

Wells, however, thought the inning was over and wandered off the bag. He got tagged in a rundown for the third out, sending a back-and-forth game to extra innings as fans in the Yankee Stadium ...