Austin Wells reveals Yankees defiant two-word mantra for World Series comeback

The cardinal to Austin Wells’ and nan Yankees’ turnaround astatine nan sheet connected Tuesday was simple. 

“I conscionable said screw it,” nan Yankees catcher told nan Fox broadcast after nan Bombers kept their play live with an 11-4 Game 4 triumph over nan Dodgers. 

Wells had struggled astatine nan sheet this full postseason, entering nan crippled he had been a dismal 4-for-43. That each changed connected Tuesday night.

The catcher doubled, deed a location tally and drew a locomotion erstwhile nan Yankees needed their bats to travel live nan most. 

“We were down 3 and really conscionable went retired location and said screw it,” he said. 

The nighttime started pinch Wells doubling connected a shot crushed disconnected nan obstruction to move Anthony Volpe to 3rd successful nan bottommost of nan second. 

Volpe scored later successful nan inning connected an Alex Verdugo groundout for nan Yankees’ first tally of nan night. 

Wells’ 384-foot location tally into nan correct section stands helped springiness nan Yankees a two-run cushion complete nan Dodgers successful nan bottommost of nan sixth inning. 

The Yankees catcher emphatically flipped his bat into nan aerial earlier rounding nan bases. 

“Kind of felt it aft past night, for illustration down 3-0, for illustration why not spell retired tomorrow and person fun? Like spot what happens,” Wells said successful his news convention astir his mindset. 

He added: “Knowing that this was nan past guaranteed time of shot for nan season, decidedly didn’t want to return it for granted and wanted to bask nan moment.”

The Yankees bats collectively came retired of their slump arsenic nan Bronx Bombers put up double-digit runs for nan first clip each postseason and nan first clip they’ve scored much than 3 runs successful nan World Series. 

“Obviously a batch of large at-bats. Volpe pinch a large blow,” Yankees skipper Aaron Boone said. “Like you said, nan bottommost of nan order, Volpe, Wells, Verdugo, each pinch really bully at-bats. And past conscionable a bully occupation of tacking connected there.”