MLB Opening Day 2025: Austin Wells begins Yankees season with first leadoff homer by catcher in MLB history

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New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells immediately justified the decision to bat him leadoff. Atop the Yankees' Opening Day lineup, Wells put his team on the board first with a home run off Milwaukee Brewers starter Freddy Peralta.

With that leadoff homer, Wells wasn't only the first Yankees catcher to hit a home run to begin a game but he was the first at his position to do so in league history, according to MLB.

Wells, 25, is the first Yankees catcher to ever bat leadoff and was confirmed for that spot earlier this week by manager Aaron Boone.

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— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 27, 2025

Wells, 24, is the first Yankees catcher to ever bat leadoff and was confirmed for that spot earlier this week by manager Aaron Boone.

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