Sent back to the minors last September, Rice added 10 pounds of muscle and worked relentlessly on his swing in the offseason.

Ben Rice caught the final two innings of Tuesday’s win over the Royals. But soon enough, Rice could begin getting occasional starts at catcher.

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton could be joining the team over the weekend against the Boston Red Sox. Stanton, who has continued to swing the bat at a very high level for much of his Yankees career,