Yankees catcher Austin Wells makes MLB history with lead-off opening-day home run

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.  

Wells' solo home run gave the Yankees an immediate 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. 

Wells rebounded after he started the year off slowly but ended up with a .229 average and 13 home runs to go alongside strong defense behind the plate in 2024. 

If his first at-bat is any indication of how his season will go, the Yankees will be happy with Wells' season. 

At the time of this writing, the Yankees were up 2-1 going into the bottom of the third inning against the Brewers.