Yankees’ trust in Austin Wells pays big October dividends in ALDS Game 1
NEW YORK — When Aaron Boone was asked if he planned to stick with rookie Austin Wells in the cleanup spot on the eve of the American League Division Series, the manager flashed back to the day the Yankees clinched a division title.
Wells was deep in a slump at that point. He had three hits in his previous 38 at-bats, a downer after the rookie’s summer surge over the previous two months.