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When the Red Sox arrive in The Bronx on Friday, they will bring a reminder of an unquestioned Yankees strength and a reminder of the decisions that have led to Austin Wells as the Yankees’ primary catcher.

Carlos Narváez — who signed with the Yankees out of Venezuela in 2015, debuted briefly last year and then was flipped to Boston in December for an interesting, 21-year-old arm in Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and international signing bonus pool money — will arrive hitting .288 with an .812 OPS, a strong defensive reputation and a legitimate shot at cracking the AL All-Star team as a rookie.

He has been every

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