MLB
Austin Wells
Austin Wells
New York Yankees, Catcher
Age: 25y-5m-10d (Jul 12, 1999)
Exp: 1.031 Years
Country: US
College: Arizona
Drafted: Round 1 (#28 overall), 2020
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$4,167,694
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Austin Wells signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Wells will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
26 |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | 1.031 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
26 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
27 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Austin Wells signed a 1 year , $750,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Austin Wells signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Signing Bonus
Austin Wells signed a 1 year , $2,500,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.031 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$4,167,694
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
|
| 2023 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$116,130 |
$2,616,130 |
|
| 2024 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,551,564 |
$4,167,694 |
|
| Total |
$4,167,694 |
$4,167,694 |
||||
| 2025 | 25 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$4,967,694 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$866,130 | $2,500,000 | $801,564 | $4,167,694 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
20 |
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
||
| 2023 |
|
23 |
$116,130
|
$116,130 |
$2,616,130 |
||
| 2024 |
|
24 |
$750,000
|
$801,564 |
$1,551,564 |
$4,167,694 |
|
| Total |
$866,130 |
$2,500,000 |
$801,564 |
$4,167,694 |
$4,167,694 |
||
| 2025 |
|
25 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$1,666,130 |
$2,500,000 |
$801,564 |
$4,967,694 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$866,130 | $2,500,000 | $801,564 | $4,167,694 |
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Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with New York (NYY)
-
Sep 01, 2023
Contract purchased by New York (NYY)
-
Jun 26, 2020
Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
-
Jun 10, 2020
Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 1 (#28 overall)
-
Jul 06, 2018
Unsigned by New York (NYY)
-
Jun 05, 2018
Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 35 (#1057 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYY | 115 | 96 | 413 | 354 | 42 | 81 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 140 | 47 | 87 | 1 | .229 | .322 | .395 | .717 | 2.52 |
| 2023 | NYY | 19 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .229 | .257 | .486 | .743 | 0.06 |
