Aaron Boone isn’t worried about Austin Wells.
Yes, the Yankees catcher is in the midst of a slump.
Yes, this is the most games he has played in a single season.
But the team’s manager believes he will get right before the start of the postseason.
“He’s missed some pitches, which go along with the ebb and flow of a season of being a hitter,” Boone said on Wednesday, before the Yankees fell to the Orioles, 9-7, in The Bronx. “You foul some pitches off that maybe you normally are driving. But nothing overly concerning.”
It has been a difficult September for Wells, who has a slash line of .123/.194/.215 with a .409 OPS after going 0-for-4 on Wednesday.
He has eight hits all month and is 3-for-his-last-38 with 11 strikeouts.
Boone doesn’t believe Wells’ heavy workload is a factor in his struggles.
He has been given days off.
Still, he has appeared in 112 games, the most in his professional career.
“I don’t think so. I feel pretty good,” Wells said, when asked about the aforementioned workload. “It’s just baseball. Just ups and downs. The balls will fall when they need to, hopefully. … I feel good. Feel like I’m seeing the ball pretty well. It’s just a matter of swinging at the right pitches and not trying to do too much.”
It’s been a terrific season overall for the rookie catcher, who was a Rookie of the Year candidate until this recent slide.
