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Former UA baseball star Austin Wells tearing up Arizona Fall League

Three former Arizona Wildcats joined the long list of baseball alumni to make the Major Leagues during the 2021 season, and several more are on the cusp of The Show. But none might make more of an immediate impact when they get there than Austin Wells, whose tremendously bright future has been on full display in the Arizona Fall League.

Wells, who played for Arizona in 2019-20, has been named AFL Player of the Week for the second week of competition.

The left-handed hitting catcher, ranked by MLB.com as the No.