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Yankees catcher Austin Wells has cervical headaches, joins Judge and Stanton on injured list
Austin Wells joined Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list as New York added catching depth with Ali Sánchez and J.C. Escarra.
- On Saturday, the New York Yankees placed catcher Austin Wells on the 10-day injured list with cervical headaches, selecting Ali Sánchez's contract from Triple-A Scranton to bolster the catching position.
- Wells and Escarra provided a production void at catcher, with Wells batting.166 in 47 games this season, prompting the Yankees to seek a different offensive look behind the plate.
- Sánchez, the Yankees' first right-handed hitting catcher since Jose Trevino, batted.227 with six homers in 40 games at Triple-A Scranton while throwing out 27.9 percent of base stealers.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone recalled Escarra for roster depth, saying, "Hopefully Ali can come up here and provide a little bit of a spark and a different look too."
- Although Ben Rice has emerged as an American League MVP candidate, Boone stated moving the team's best hitter behind the plate is "not on the board right now.
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The New York Yankees' health problems continue to pile up. Catcher Austin Wells was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with neck pain, becoming the latest casualty of a…
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Yankees catcher Austin Wells has cervical headaches, joins Judge and Stanton on injured list
Austin Wells, in the midst of a season-long slump, joined Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list when the New York Yankees said the catcher was sidelined by cervical headaches.
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