Rice was originally drafted as a catcher out of Dartmouth and was still playing there regularly during the last two seasons ...

Brought up as a catcher, Ben Rice has caught just 7.2 big league innings, and his only in-game opportunities have come in blowout situations.

The New York Yankees are coming off of a terrible month, losing their significant lead in the AL East to the Toronto Blue Jays, with whom they are now tied. Par ...

When MLB announced the starters for both teams on Monday night, Orioles’ Ryan O’Hearn beat out Ben Rice for the starter at ...

The lefty-hitting Rice had started in each of the Yankees' last seven matchups with right-handed pitchers, but he'll move to the bench Tuesday as Toronto sends righty Kevin Gausman to the hill. With a ...

TORONTO — Yankees catcher Austin Wells returned to action Wednesday following a three-game absence, coming on as a pinch ...

Ben Rice has been through this before, needing to find a way to stay sharp while receiving inconsistent playing time.

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Ben Rice passed his first test as a starting catcher in the majors. He came up through the minor league system primarily as a catcher before serving as a first baseman and a DH the past two ...

Ben Rice visited the Green Monster as a child in conspicuous attire, wearing a blue Yankees jacket. Rice’s mother, Sarah (third from left), is behind him and brother Sam is next to him with a ...

Rice entered Wednesday’s series finale against the Orioles slashing .278/.387/.611 with a 184 wRC+, eight home runs and 13 RBI while primarily hitting at the top or in the middle of the Yankees ...