The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are playing a two-game series this week at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

It was the second lineup in a row that featured young slugger Ben Rice at the catcher spot, with Austin Wells increasingly pushed to the side amid a slump at the plate.

As for one other major decision, Boone has prioritized reps for Ben Rice over Austin Wells behind the plate. Wells, who ...

Yankees catcher Austin Wells admits frustration after losing starts to Ben Rice, with Paul Goldschmidt limiting lineup flexibility.

Wells, who posted a .322 OPB as a rookie last year and a .370 OBP over his minor league career, noted that he could chase ...

Saturday was a day game after a night game. It was expected. Monday was different — Monday marked the second time in three ...

Aaron Boone is trying to balance Rice’s emergence with Austin Wells’ development, and it’s become one of the trickier lineup ...

Boston sits one game behind New York for the top wild-card spot and trails the Blue Jays by six games for the division. The Red Sox need a momentum swing after three straight losses to sub-.500 teams ...

Since July 11, no hitter in the big leagues with at least 50 plate appearances has been worse than Wells, who has a 1 wRC+ in that span.

Perhaps nobody was happier the Yankees won Wednesday night than catcher Austin Wells, after his embarrassing mental lapse on the bases cost New York an opportunity in the ninth inning.

Rice went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 13-3 rout of the Rays.

ST. LOUIS — As much struggling that second-year catcher Austin Wells has done at the plate, the Yankees still love the way he ...