Austin Wells

Austin Kenneth Wells Fernández is a Dominican-American professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Arizona, and the Yankees selected him in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft. Wells made his MLB debut in 2023.

• •Austin Wells was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 2020 MLB draft.
• •During his college career at the University of Arizona, Austin Wells was a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, an award given to the best amateur baseball player in the country.
• •Austin Wells represented the United States on the 18U National Team, winning a gold medal at the 2016 COPABE Pan American Championships.
• •Austin Wells played both catcher and outfield in college before primarily becoming a catcher in the Yankees organization.
• •His father, Barry Wells, played college baseball at Arizona State University.