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 ...

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 ...

That is slated to change Thursday. Yankees starting catcher Austin Wells will lead off on Opening Day against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium, a first for the team. Wells hit leadoff for ...

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 ...

Wells, from the moment he first arrived here in 2023, walked like he belonged here. So it was when Boone approached Wells at the start of spring training and told him he was thinking about making ...

Manager Aaron Boone told "Talkin' Yanks" on Tuesday that Austin Wells would bat leadoff on Opening Day against the Milwaukee Brewers, as the team had tested throughout spring training. Wells ...

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 ...

MIAMI — Austin Wells will be No. 1 in the Yankees lineup on Opening Day Thursday. That number may also represent where he ranks in importance among position players not named Aaron Judge.

The world’s best tennis players have descended on the Coachella Valley for the 2025 Indian Wells Open. The tournament, officially titled the BNP Paribas Open, is the first ATP Masters 1000 event ...

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 ...