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| Lachlan Wells | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:27 February 1997 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Lachlan Robert Wells (born 27 February 1997) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Wells pitched for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League from 2013 to 2015. The Minnesota Twins signed Wells to a minor league contract in 2014. [1] [2]
Wells made his professional debut in 2015 with the GCL Twins and spent the whole season there,going 5–2 with a 2.09 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in ten games (nine starts). In 2016,Wells pitched for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, [3] [4] compiling a 6–4 record and 1.77 ERA in 12 starts,and in 2017,he played for the Fort Myers Miracle where he pitched to a 4–10 record and 3.98 ERA in 16 games (14 starts). [5] Wells missed the entire 2018 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. [6]
In 2019,Wells appeared in only 10 games split between the GCL Twins and Fort Myers,accumulating a 2-6 record and 4.22 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 49.0 innings pitched. [7] Wells did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] Wells made 3 appearances with the Blue Sox between 18 December 2020 and 4 February 2021 with a 1.08 ERA. Wells also did not appear in a game for the organization in 2021 and was released by the Twins on 22 February 2022. [9]
He took the 2022-23 season off,before signing with the ABL's Adelaide Giants in November. In 9 starts,he went 6-0 with a 0.94 ERA,leading the Giants to the ABL finals against the Perth Heat. [10] For his efforts,Wells won the Helms Award as the league's MVP. [11]
On 7 January 2024,Wells signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. [12] Wells will join the Phillies and 11 of his Adelaide teammates for Spring Training in late February. [13] Wells began the 2024 season with the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils and in 2024 went 6-5 with a 3.47 ERA across 93 innings. On 6 November,he elected free agency.< [14]
Wells pitched for the Australian national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. [15] His twin brother,Alexander Wells,pitched for the Baltimore Orioles. [16] [17]
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