If Your Birthday is July 12th...
...you share it with Austin Wells. The Yankees rookie catcher showed good power in a 19-game trial at the end of 2023, popping four home runs. He's cleared the fences four times so far this year, while splitting the position with veteran Jose Trevino. It helps that this lefty batter has a "Stadium-friendly" swing, as I saw for myself in the Bronx on the 4th of July.Wells shares July 12th with a pair of longtime major leaguers: Howie Kendrick, who hit .294 over 15 MLB seasons; and the the late Ron Fairly, who starred for the Dodgers and Expos and then spent more than a quarter-century calling and commenting on games for the Angels, Giants and Mariners.
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