The backstop turned on an inside fastball and crushed a leadoff homer off Jays right-hander Jake Bloss down the right-field line, his first blast of the spring. The line drive siz

Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger each go yard for the Yankees in the first inning.

Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees from spring training Try it free TAMPA — Manager Aaron Boone has said he can envision “a number” of in-house hitters becoming the Yankees leadoff hitter this year.

Austin Wells may have shed the rookie label last season, but the New York Yankees catcher thinks he may hold on to some rookie duties. Call him superstitious, but Wells is considering keeping the responsibility of carrying the team’s boombox this season.

Yankees duo Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger hit home runs in the first inning vs. the Blue Jays.

New York Yankees' Austin Wells, left, hands off his batting gear to coach Travis Chapman after hitting a two-run double off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Oddenier Mosgueda in the third

New York Yankees' Austin Wells rounds the bases after his solo home run off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jake Bloss during the first inning of a spring training baseball game

The Yankees play the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday night.

Scouts draw a parallel with what the Phillies have done with lumbering Kyle Schwarber, known for his knowledge of the strike zone.

Rodriguez gave up two runs on five hits over three innings in Friday's Grapefruit League start against the Yankees. He struck out four without walking a batter. The right-hander served up solo shots to Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger in the first inning,

Scouts draw a parallel with what the Phillies have done with lumbering Kyle Schwarber, known for his knowledge of the strike zone.

Marcus Stroman bounced back from his worst spring start and the Yankees got longballs from Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger, as New York walked off the Blue Jays on Friday night.