The Yankees took left-handed hitting catcher Austin Wells out of Arizona with the 28th-overall pick in Wednesday’s 2020 MLB Draft.
The 2019 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year hit .353/.462/.552 in 56 games, and was included on the watchlist for the Buster Posey Award in his sophomore season, and was hitting .375/.527/.589 with two homers, six doubles and 17 walks over his first 15 games before the season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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