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How Yankees' Austin Romine goes extra yard to prepare for his chances

TORONTO -- Sonny Gray's personal catcher spends about two-thirds of Yankees games sitting on the bench.

Austin Romine treats them all as if he's behind the plate.

"I call games in my head every time I'm watching a game," Romine said Wednesday before catching all 13 innings of the Yankees' 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, the first eight from Gray and then five from the bullpen. "It's just something I do. I'm looking at count situations and who's up and who's coming up. I think along with the game.