The Yankees announced that both Austin Wells and Aaron Judge would be slow-played due to their workloads in 2024, as both played through the World Series for the first time. Expected to return in March, Wells wasn’t hurt but rather having his workload managed, but the Yankees have him starting today against the Cardinals at catcher a few days earlier than that March 1st timeline.
He’ll bat fifth behind Paul Goldschmidt, as the Yankees will take on the Cardinals at George M. Steinbrenner Field at 1:05 PM, catching familiar battery mate Will Warren.