Catcher Austin Wells agrees to $2.5M bonus with Yankees

[ASFN Admin]

Catcher Austin Wells has agreed to a minor league contract that includes a $2.5 million signing bonus after the New York Yankees selected him 28th overall in the amateur draft. The Yankees also announced Friday they had released Chad Bettis from his minor league deal after the veteran right-hander announced his retirement. Wells, who turns 21 on July 12, hit .375 with two homers and 14 RBIs for the University of Arizona in a season cut to 15 games because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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