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 ...

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

Yankees hitting coach James Rowson praised Wells’ effort even while acknowledging the frustration. “Austin is tough as nails. There’s no doubt about it, it’s tough when you go through these spurts as ...

The New York Yankees entered the season counting on Austin Wells to provide stability and offense behind the plate. Instead, ...

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 ...

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.

The New York Yankees are beginning to look like they could come back from their recent tailspin, and the move to put Ben Rice in the lineup more often appears t ...