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Yankees take new approach with Austin Wells as offensive woes reach critical point

Nypost · · 506 words · By Dan Martin
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“Austin Wells found himself out of the Yankees lineup for a second straight game Monday”
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The provided evidence mentions Austin Wells missing a Tuesday game and resting on a Sunday in May 2026, but there is no specific evidence confirming he was out of the lineup for a second straight game on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Kenneth Wells (born July 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Arizona…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Wells
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season
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“Yankees’ 7-6 win against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Monday”
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Evidence mentions a 9-6 win against the Blue Jays on a Tuesday in the ALDS, but no evidence confirms a 7-6 win on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1989 New York Yankees season was the 87th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 74–87, finishing in fifth place, 14.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1991 New York Yankees season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71–91 finishing 20 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Stump Merrill. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season
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“Wells ended up catching four innings in Sunday’s extra-inning loss to the Mets”
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Evidence confirms the Yankees played the Mets on Sunday, May 17, 2026, and that the Mets won in extra innings, but there is no specific mention of Austin Wells catching four innings in that game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, 5 mi (8 km) west of New York City. It opened in 2010, replacing Giants Stadi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“Toronto’s Patrick Corbin”
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Both Wikipedia and ESPN explicitly state that Patrick Corbin is a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patrick Alan Corbin (born July 19, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Toronto Blue Jays season is the 50th season of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise and the Blue Jays' 35th full season (37th overall) at Rogers Centre. They enter the season as the defending Amer…
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“Wells has been especially rough versus left-handers, with a .374 OPS against them this season”
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While evidence mentions Austin Wells having offensive struggles and a 'rough start' against left-handers, the specific .374 OPS figure is not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Kenneth Wells (born July 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Arizona…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Wells
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a 2025 first-person shooter video game co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the twenty-second main installment of the Call of Dut…
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“He entered Monday in another slump, just 3-for-31 with three walks, 14 strikeouts and no extra-base hits in his previous 10 games”
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The evidence mentions Wells hitting .098 in 41 at-bats during a postseason, but does not provide the specific 3-for-31 stat line for the 10 games prior to a Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin Wells is hitting only .098 in 41 at-bats this postseason, so it's Jose Trevino behind the plate tonight for the Yankees.It's an interesting decision, because despite Wells’ struggles, he would …
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/dodgers-vs-yanke…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before Monday, he had stranded all 14 inherited runners. He had not allowed a home run in his first 20 appearances.Five hits, zero runs after the third, 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. The Y…
https://pinstripesnation.com/yankees-lose-3-2-to-orioles-202…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest New York Yankees news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2026 MLB season.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/
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“After hitting 21 homers and 22 doubles last year, Wells has just three homers and one double so far this season”
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The evidence discusses Wells hitting home runs for the Dominican Republic in the WBC, but does not provide his season totals for home runs and doubles for last year or this year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin Wells crushes a walk off three run home run to mercy rule Korea and send the Dominican Republic to WBC semifinals!.
https://www.tiktok.com/@monticollo_22/video/7616917470825155…
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning against South Korea that ended the 10-0 game under a World Baseball Classic rout rule.
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web search NEUTRAL — HOUSTON (AP) — Luke Raley hit a three-run home run, Mitch Garver added his first homer of the season and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Thursday. Raley scored the game’s opening r…
https://gorgenewscenter.com/2026/05/15/luke-raley-hits-3-run…
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“the Yankees took him in the first round of the 2020 amateur draft out of the University of Arizona”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the Yankees selected Austin Wells in the first round of the draft from the University of Arizona.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Arizona’s source for breaking news, weather, traffic and in-depth investigations from ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say a shooting at a San Diego mosque has killed three men and both shooters are dead. San Diego’s police chief says they’re investigating the attack as a hate crime.
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