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Yankees: Austin Wells Signs Contract With NYY and Shaved for the Occasion

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 21: A New York Yankees hat and Rawlings baseball glove is seen during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 21, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

The New York Yankees have signed 2020 first-round draft pick Austin Wells.

When MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the New York Yankees had selected Arizona slugger Austin Wells with the No. 28 pick in the 2020 draft, fans said to themselves, “Really, another catcher?” But then came some highlight clips of the kid’s bat, and everyone quickly retracted their doubt.