Ben Rice's remarkable season has been a key to keeping the New York Yankees afloat. Rice didn't have a clear path to playing time in spring training, but Giancarlo Stanton's elbow injuries opened the door to at-bats early on.

With Austin Wells struggling at the plate and Ben Rice swinging an impact bat, the latter found himself serving as the Yankees’ starting catcher for the second consecutive night on Tuesday against

On Tuesday, Ben Rice was catching for the third time in four games. But his preparation for earning more starts there began well before that.