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Vernon Wells

7/25/2006

Wells was a late scratch from the lineup before Monday night's series opener against the Seattle Mariners after tweaking his back during batting practice. The 27-year-old Blue Jays center fielder said his back was a little sore Sunday in Toronto and it locked up during the first round of batting practice Monday. The injury isn't considered serious, and Wells said he expects to play Tuesday.

7/24/2006

Wells hit two of Toronto's five homers in a 13-5 victory over the Yankees on Sunday. It was Wells' sixth multihomer game this season.

7/21/2006

Wells was 4-for-5, including a walkoff home run off Mariano Rivera, in Thursday's 5-4, 11-inning victory over the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays' center fielder is hitting .318 with 24 homers and 74 RBIs in 90 games this season.

7/3/2006

Toronto's Wells was selected to his second All-Star team on Sunday, as a reserve outfielder for the American League. Wells is batting .315 with 20 homers and 62 RBIs this season.

5/31/2006

Wells hit three home runs on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox in Toronto's 8-5 victory. The center fielder hit two off of Josh Beckett, one in the first and one in the third. He hit his 15th homer of the year off of David Riske in the eighth.

4/15/2006

Wells went 3-for-4 in Toronto's 4-2 loss to Chicago on Saturday, extending his hitting streak to all 11 games this season.

8/13/2005

Wells was a late scratch from Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles due to the flu.

6/20/2005

The Toronto Blue Jays expect Wells back on Monday, when the club hosts Baltimore in an American League East showdown. The Jays' center fielder missed the weekend series against Milwaukee for the birth of his second son.

6/16/2005

Wells will leave his Toronto teammates, possibly for the entire weekend series against Milwaukee, for the birth of his second child. The expectant father should be back with the Blue Jays on Monday. He is batting .251 with 13 home runs and 33 RBI in 65 games this season.