The New York Yankees' Austin Wells made history Thursday, becoming the first catcher to hit a leadoff home run on Opening Day in MLB history. Given Major League Baseball's long history, this seems ...

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells immediately justified the decision to bat him leadoff. Atop the Yankees' Opening Day lineup, Wells put his team on the board first with a home run off ...

The New York Yankees have never had a catcher hit leadoff in a regular-season game in their long history. That is slated to change Thursday. Yankees starting catcher Austin Wells will lead off on ...

Austin Wells was already making Yankees history on Opening Day when he stepped into the batter's box as their leadoff hitter. New York had never had a catcher bat leadoff in the regular season ...

Maybe this explains why, in those absent moments during the winter when Aaron Boone thought about who might lead off for a team without a natural leadoff hitter, he started to think about Austin ...

For the first time in their 124-year history, a catcher will serve as the New York Yankees' leadoff hitter. Manager Aaron Boone told "Talkin' Yanks" on Tuesday that Austin Wells would bat leadoff ...

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells started the 2025 season on a high note. Wells hit a home run to open the Yankees' clash with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, becoming the first catcher in ...

Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. MIAMI — Austin Wells will be No. 1 in the Yankees lineup ...

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The main draw of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells will get underway on Friday, March 7. Almost all the top seeds, including five-time winner Novak Djokovic, in the men's section are ...

March 16, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA. / IMAGO / Newscom World The start of ...