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Ben Rice
New York Yankees
1B: 50 C: 36 DH: 48
2026 Projected Value: $13
2026 Actual Value: $34 Difference: $21
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2026 proj	476	117	72	26	75	54	113	5	0.246	33.9
2026	22	9	7	2	8	4	6	0	0.409	98.1
2025	467	119	74	26	65	50	100	3	0.255	34.1
2024	152	26	20	7	23	20	48	0	0.171	3.1

Player News

Date	News
2/23/26	Ben Rice drives in a pair in Yankees' 6-2 spring training win over Pirates. The Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 6-2 in spring training action on Monday afternoon. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/ben-rice-yankees-spring-tr...
11/12/25	Brian Cashman: Ben Rice 'very well could be' Yankees everyday first baseman for 2026 season. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman indicated the plan is for Ben Rice to be an everyday player for New York in the 2026 MLB season, and that will "more likely than not" come at first base. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/ben-rice-yankees-first-bas...
10/02/25	Yankees Wild Card Notes: Ben Rice gets start against the lefty, confidence in Cam Schlittler. Yankees manager Aaron Boone met with the media prior to Thursday's do-or-die Game 3 against the Red Sox... Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-wild-card-notes-be...
10/02/25	Here’s why I expect Ben Rice to start for Yankees tonight in Wild Card Series. I haven’t seen tonight’s lineup, but amid all the chatter about first base and catcher, I fully expect the Yankees to start Rice at first in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-red-sox-ben-rice-w...
10/01/25	Watch: Cohasset native Ben Rice belts home run to help Yankees start hot vs. Red Sox. Despite his roots, Rice grew up a Yankees fan in a Red Sox household. The post Watch: Cohasset native Ben Rice belts home run to help Yankees start hot vs. Red Sox appeared first on Boston.com. Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2025/...
9/28/25	Ben Rice's two home runs overcome Luis Gil's mixed outing in Yankees' 3-2 win over Orioles. Takeaways from Sunday's game between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, a 3-2 New York win. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/ben-rice-luis-gil-yankees-...
9/25/25	Fried Rice combo sparks jokes among Yankees pitcher Max Fried and catcher Ben Rice. A Fried Rice combo left Ben Rice hungering to yuk it up with Max Fried. About to catch his Yankees teammate for the first time, the New York catcher couldn’t wait to mention the battery word play when he walked into the pregame meeting. “It’s such a layup of a joke I had to say it right right when we got in there,” Rice said after Fried pitched the Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 8-1. “First Fried Rice combo of the year.” Fried became the major leagues’ first 19-game winner. He is 6-0 with a 1.55 ERA in his last seven starts. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/fried-rice-co...
9/21/25	Ben Rice's 10th-inning grand slam powers Yankees to 7-1 win over Orioles. Ben Rice’s tiebreaking grand slam in the top of the 10th inning lifted the New York Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-orioles-recap-9-21...
9/09/25	Ex-Yankees outfielder declares up-and-coming talent a 'future cornerstone'. New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice has been performing at a high level in one of MLB's biggest markets. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ex-yankees-outfie...
9/09/25	Ex-Yankee' says young star is a 'future cornerstone'. One former Yankee believes one of the team's young players is a “future cornerstone.” Ben Rice has been red hot for the resurgent Yankees, hitting a big three-run homer in the first inning of the team's 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. “Ben Rice isn't just on a hot streak,he looks like a future cornerstone for the Yankees,” ex-Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin wrote on social media. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/09/ex-yankee-says-...
9/07/25	Yankees overcome defensive concerns in win over Blue Jays. NEW YORK — As Ben Rice battled future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer in the first inning of Sunday’s rubber match between the Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, Aaron Judge extended his arms twice while leading off of second base. The gesture told Rice to prepare for Scherzer’s changeup. He laid off of one before hammering another deep to right, but foul. But with Scherzer tipping one of his pitches, ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-overcome-...
9/07/25	Ben Rice's three-run homer, Max Fried's seven strong innings propel Yankees to series win over Blue Jays. The Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, earning a series win in the process. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-blue-jays-recap-be...
8/28/25	Yankees use Nationals for batting practice but play time is almost over. Ben Rice slugged one of the Yankees' six home runs against the Nationals on Wednesday. AP By Bob Klapisch \| For NJ Advance Media NEW YORK — If you were looking for surprises in the Yankees' blowout of the Nationals on Wednesday, sorry, you came up empty-handed. All you got was another home run orgy, a series sweep against an irrelevant opponent and one more hitless day for Anthony Volpe . The 11-2 flogging was just calisthenics for the weekend series against the White Sox – and that's just a warm-up for the real drama around the corner. MORE YANKEES COVERAGE New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox FREE LIVE STREAM (8/28/25): Watch MLB game online \| Time, TV Channel Former Yankees slugger enters Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/08/yankees-use-nat...
8/28/25	Yankees use Nationals for batting practice but play time is almost over. Ben Rice slugged one of the Yankees' six home runs against the Nationals on Wednesday. AP By Bob Klapisch \| For NJ Advance Media NEW YORK —If you were looking for surprises in the Yankees' blowout of the Nationals on Wednesday, sorry, you came up empty handed. All you got was another home run orgy, a series sweep against an irrelevant opponent, and one more hitless day for Anthony Volpe . The 11-2 flogging was just calisthenics for the weekend series against the White Sox – and that's just a warm-up for the real drama around the corner. The Yankees will soon embark on a 12-game tour against the clubs that matter. MORE YANKEES COVERAGE What life as Yankees' prospect is like: Pinstripe stories Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/08/yankees-use-nat...
8/26/25	Yankees' offense backs Schlittler in route of Nats. Ben Rice hit the longest homer of his career, Cody Bellinger had three RBIs and rookie Cam Schlittler worked six scoreless innings as the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 10-5 Monday night. Bellinger opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly off Brad Lord (4-7) in the first before Rice hit a 435-foot homer to right in the third. The Yankees chased Lord with a five-run outburst in the fifth when Aaron Judge hit an RBI double, Bellinger added a two-run single and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer. Source: https://www.trentonian.com/2025/08/26/yankees-offe...
8/23/25	Fans Go Nuts After Squirrel Puts Baseball Game On Paws At Yankee Stadium. "I don’t know where that thing’s been. It made a little noise at me,” Yankees' first baseman Ben Rice said. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/fans-nuts-squirre...
8/21/25	Yankees fail first big test as familiar weaknesses crop up again. new york yankees Mike Vaccaro Yankees fail first big test as familiar weaknesses crop up again By Mike Vaccaro Published Aug. 22, 2025, 1:53 a.m. ET Ben Rice reacts in frustration after making a throwing error that led to a Boston run during the second inning of the Yankees' 4-3 loss to the Red Sox on Aug. 21, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free They expired quietly, a soft 1-2-3 over-and-out in the bottom of the ninth against an old friend named Aroldis Chapman. A few fans had already started moving Source: https://nypost.com/2025/08/22/sports/yankees-fail-...
8/21/25	The Yankees have a superstar emerging from homegrown prospect. The New York Yankees are finding unexpected heroes this season, and Ben Rice has quickly become one of them. Once […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-superstar...
8/17/25	Yankees' Aaron Boone gushes over Ben Rice's 'seven steaks' night. The New York Yankees' 12-8 victory over the St.Louis Cardinals granted them a series win on Saturday, and slugger Ben Rice was the man of the hour. Yankees manager Aaron Boone was impressed by the lefty's results at the dish. “To break out like he did with traffic out there all day long,” manager Boone told Katie Woo of The Athletic. Rice recorded seven RBIs last July against the Boston Red Sox, and became the first Yankees rookie to homer three times. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yank...
8/17/25	Rice's big night powers Yankees past Cardinals. Ben Rice homered and tied a career high with seven RBIs, Aaron Judge also went deep in his first multi-hit game since the All-Star break and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Saturday night. Trent Grisham singled four times and scored four runs, and Ryan McMahon hit his first homer since being acquired by the Yankees to overcome a shaky start by Max Fried (13-5). Source: https://www.trentonian.com/2025/08/17/rices-big-ni...

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