Austin Wells

Placed on the 10-day IL with cervical headaches, joining Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on a crowded Yankees injury list. His MRI came back negative and manager Aaron Boone said he hopes the stint will be short. Wells has been one of the least productive catchers in baseball in 2026 with a .533 OPS, so the fantasy damage is contained. J.C. Escarra recalled in the corresponding roster move.

OBP 0.220 → .338 (Δ +0.118)

OBP 0.205 → .307 (Δ +0.102)

OBP 0.208 → .344 (Δ +0.136)

OBP 0.208 → .333 (Δ +0.125)

OBP 0.176 → .333 (Δ +0.157)

OBP 0.077 → .333 (Δ +0.256)