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Yankees activate Austin Wells for Sunday return

Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

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Yankees activated C Austin Wells from the 10-day injured list.

Wells returns to New York’s lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Reds following a two-week absence due to cervical headaches. There’s minimal concern since precautionary imaging didn’t reveal any additional neck issues. The 26-year-old backstop went 2-for-12 with a pair of homers during a three-game minor league rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was hitting .166 with four homers in 169 plate appearances over 47 contests prior to hitting the shelf earlier this month.

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Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

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Austin Wells went 2-for-2 off the bench Wednesday, delivering a go-ahead two-run single in the 10th as the Yankees topped the Angels 6-3.

Luke Murphy nearly escaped a bases-loaded jam for a scoreless 10th, but Wells’ foul popup behind the plate with the bases loaded barely got out of play. Wells then hit a groundball single to give the Yankees the lead, and the floodgates opened from there. With his two-homer game Sunday, Wells now has nine RBI in his last five games. He totaled 19 RBI in his first 100 games.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Austin Wells homered, walked and scored twice Saturday in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory over the Phillies.

Wells’ homer off Brian Keller tonight was projected at 430 feet. That’s a new career high by seven feet and a season high by a whopping 34 feet. It was his seventh homer in 237 plate appearances this year. He had 21 homers in 448 plate appearances last season.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Saturday that Austin Wells (neck) is expected to be activated from the injured list on Sunday.

Wells, who has been sidelined since early June due to cervical headaches, has been playing in minor league rehab games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since Tuesday. Expect Ali Sanchez to return to Triple-A upon Wells’ return on Sunday.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Austin Wells (neck) homered twice in a minor league rehab game for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

Perhaps more importantly, Wells completed the full nine innings behind the plate in his second rehab contest. It’s possible the 26-year-old backstop will return to New York for Friday’s series opener against the Reds, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see him play a few additional rehab games before coming back. He’s been on the shelf with cervical headaches since early June.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Austin Wells (neck) went 0-for-3 with a walk on Tuesday in a minor league rehab game for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Wells is trending towards making it back to New York’s lineup at some point later this week after hitting the injured list with cervical headaches earlier this month. The 26-year-old backstop logged seven inning behind the dish in his first rehab contest.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Austin Wells (neck) was doing baseball activities in New York on Wednesday.

Wells went on the injured list over the weekend with cervical headaches. Being back on the field and doing baseball activities suggests that this might be a minimum stint on the injured list for the 26-year-old.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Austin Wells (neck) underwent imaging on Monday that didn’t reveal any issues.

Wells underwent precautionary imaging after hitting the injured list with cervical headaches over the weekend. The 26-year-old backstop doesn’t have a definitive return timetable at the moment.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Yankees placed C Austin Wells on the 10-day injured list with cervical headaches.

The Yankees obviously didn’t have much warning about this or they wouldn’t have sent down J.C. Escarra after Friday’s game. In fact, Aaron Boone was asked about Wells during his pregame availability tonight and said nothing about it. Escarra figures to face righties, with Ali Sánchez getting the call against lefties, until Wells returns.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Austin Wells is on the bench Saturday against Ranger Suárez and the Red Sox.

The Yankees finally have a right-handed catcher on the roster in Ali Sánchez, who was promoted today, so it looks like Wells is going to more sitting against southpaws. Wells is hitting just .166/.278/.255 overall this year, and he’s come in at .100/.179/.160 versus lefties.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Austin Wells went 1-for-3 with a home run in Friday’s loss to the Rays.

Wells broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth, sending a solo homer off Nick Martinez 414 feet into right center to give the Yankees the lead. It was the fourth homer of the season for Wells and his first in May, as the 26-year-old catcher has struggled mightily at the plate this month. Wells is slashing just .125/.208/.188 in May and is best left on fantasy benches until he can straighten things out at the plate.

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Yankees placed OF Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 17, with a right calf strain.

Judge will be eligible to return for the final game of the regular season next Sunday, but it remains unclear if he’ll be ready to return at that time. The Yankees’ priority will be to get him ready to go for the start of the postseason.
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Cam Smith

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Cam Smith is not in the Astros’ starting lineup for Friday night’s matchup against the Braves.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for the 23-year-old outfielder. After homering in three straight games last week, Smith is just 1-for-20 (.050) with six strikeouts over his last six contests. Perhaps a day off to clear his head will do some good. LaMonte Wade Jr. will draw a start in his place and will bat eighth against Braves’ right-hander Tyler Mahle.
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Landon Knack

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Dodgers optioned RHP Landon Knack to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Knack spent just one day with the Dodgers this time around, firing four scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts against the Reds on Thursday. His departure clears a spot on the Dodgers’ active roster for the return of Edwin Díaz on Friday.
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Edwin Díaz

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Dodgers activated RHP Edwin Díaz from the 15-day injured list.

As anticipated, Díaz returns to the Dodgers’ bullpen for Friday night’s battle against the Giants. The expectation is that the Dodgers will ease him back into high-leverage situations, so fantasy managers shouldn’t expect him to be a viable option for saves over the final 10 days of the regular season. Landon Knack was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move on Friday.
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Hunter Goodman

COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman (thumb) returned to the Rockies’ starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Mariners.

Goodman missed each of the past three games due to soreness in his right thumb. He’s back behind the dish for the Rockies and batting cleanup against Mariners’ right-hander Bryan Woo. The 26-year-old slugger is just two home runs shy of eclipsing the 40-homer plateau for the first time in his career.
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Joc Pederson

TEX Designated Hitter #3
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Joc Pederson (hand) is not in the Rangers’ starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Blue Jays.

It’s the fifth straight game that Pederson has missed due to a small fracture in his left hand. The Rangers remain hopeful that he’ll be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, but time is running out. Josh Jung will function as the team’s designated hitter in his absence on Friday.
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Dillon Dingler

DET Catcher #13
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Dillon Dingler is not in the Tigers’ starting lineup for Friday’s battle against the White Sox.

Dingler has shouldered a heavy load for the Tigers this season and his offensive production has suffered down the stretch because of it, so giving him a few days off down the stretch seems prudent. Eduardo Valencia will start in his place behind the dish and will bat eighth against White Sox’ right-hander David Sandlin on Friday evening in Chicago.
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Alan Roden

MIN Right Fielder #18
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Twins recalled OF Alan Roden from Triple-A St. Paul.

Roden has appeared in 28 games for the Twins this season, slashing an underwhelming .254/.333/.313 with zero homers, 10 RBI and an 11/9 K/BB ratio in 79 plate appearances. He’ll add outfield depth over the final 10 days of the season with Trevor Larnach (wrist) landing on the injured list on Friday.
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Twins placed OF Trevor Larnach on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 15, with a left wrist sprain.

Larnach went for an MRI on the wrist earlier in the week, the results of which are not yet known. While it’s not a certainty just yet, it’s likely that this will end Larnach’s season. Alan Roden was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move to take his place on the Twins’ active roster.
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Colson Montgomery (wrist) returned to the White Sox’ starting lineup for Friday’s battle against the Tigers.

Montgomery was removed from Wednesday’s game with a left wrist contusion and was held out of Thursday’s lineup as well as a precautionary measure. He’s back in there at shortstop and batting eighth against Tigers’ rookie southpaw Andrew Sears on Friday evening in Chicago.
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