{"id":347224,"date":"2025-11-01T05:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T05:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/347224\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T05:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T05:02:17","slug":"yankees-austin-wells-partner-announce-theyre-expecting-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/347224\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees&#8217; Austin Wells, partner announce they&#8217;re expecting a baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Wells and his partner are expecting a child together.<\/p>\n<p>Wells and Caroline Nielson took to Instagram on Friday to announce in a joint post that they are having a baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur biggest blessing &amp; sweetest surprise,\u201d Nielson said in the post\u2019s caption. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to meet our lil bug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post \u2014 the first public Instagram photos of them together \u2014 featured multiple pictures of the two posing together on the field at Yankee Stadium, with Wells holding a mini Yankees jersey bearing his last name and Nielson showing sonograms.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes weeks after Wells, 26, wrapped up his second full season with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Over 126 games this season, Wells put up a slash line of .219\/.275\/.436 with 21 home runs, 22 doubles, and 71 RBIs, all career highs for the catcher.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Wells and his partner announced they\u2019re having a child together. Instagram\/@carolinenielsonnn<\/p>\n<p>Austin Wells and his partner announced they\u2019re having a child together. Instagram\/@carolinenielsonnn<\/p>\n<p>Despite the career-bests in counting stats, Wells had a slightly worse year compared to his rookie season in 2024, which saw the former first-round pick finish third in American League Rookie of the Year Award voting.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/14\/sports\/the-next-challenge-in-the-yankees-ben-rice-austin-wells-conundrum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yankees find themselves in a conundrum<\/a> at catcher, with Ben Rice putting up an impressive slash of .255\/.337\/.499.<\/p>\n<p>Rice, 26, spent the majority of his time this season at first base and DH, as he was regarded as the Yankees\u2019 worst defensive catcher they had on the roster, which also included J.C. Escarra.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Wells connects on a single in the fifth inning in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays in the Bronx, New York, Oct. 7, 2025. JASON SZENES\/ NY POST<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo beyond the box score with the Bombers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Despite Wells\u2019 up-and-down production at the plate, Yankees pitchers praised his game-calling skills throughout the season, as his framing was third-best among all catchers throughout the league, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/catcher-framing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Baseball Savant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Wells started all seven games behind the dish for the Yankees in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally have a lot of trust in him back there,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said during the ALDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin Wells and his partner are expecting a child together. 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