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Austin Wells begins Yankees season with home run

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Austin Wells immediately justified the decision to bat him leadoff.
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In fact, prior to Thursday, the Yankees were the only team in baseball to never have a catcher hit leadoff at least once in their history.
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Wells, 25, had already made history on the day, as he became the first catcher to ever bat lead-off in a regular season in Yankees history.

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