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Rice is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
With lefty Payton Tolle on the mound for Boston, the Yankees are giving Rice his first day off since May 7. Since the start of June, Rice is slashing just .224/.313/.412 with five homers, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and an 11:24 BB:K across 96 trips to the plate. Paul Goldschmidt is leading off and manning first base for the Yankees, with Amed Rosario hitting second as the designated hitter.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches 24th long ball
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Rice went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday in a loss to Cincinnati.
Rice produced the lone New York run Sunday with a 375-foot solo homer in the third inning. The slugger has shown no signs of slowing down after a hot start to the season -- over his past seven games, he's batting .310 (9-for-29) with four homers and eight RBI. Rice is among the MLB leaders in several categories, including OPS (1.004, second place), homers (22. fourth place) and RBI (53, tied for eighth place).
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Goes yard again Friday
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Rice went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 5-0 win over the Reds.
The 27-year-old slugger took Rhett Lowder deep in the second inning to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead. Rice has hit safely in six straight games, launching three homers during that span, and the hot streak has boosted his slash line on the season to .294/.389/.616 with 21 long balls, 52 RBI, 54 runs and two steals in 69 contests.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Reaches 20 homers
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Rice went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run and two walks versus the White Sox in a 12-2 victory Tuesday.
Rice contributed to a big day on offense for New York with a two-run blast to right field in the fourth inning. It was the slugger's 20th long ball of the campaign, making him the eighth big leaguer this season to reach that mark. Rice has been one of baseball's most outstanding hitters this season, ranking second among qualified players with a 1.006 OPS, fourth with 53 runs scored and 11th with 49 RBI.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches go-ahead homer
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Rice went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Rice snapped a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth inning with his two-run blast off Braydon Fisher, his 19th homer this season, though just his second in his last 13 games. Rice had cooled off a bit at the plate of late, going just 2-for-17 (.118) in his previous four contests. He's still slashing an excellent .293/.387/.611 through 279 plate appearances this year with 47 RBI and 51 runs scored.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Goes deep against Boston
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Rice went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.
Rice got the Yankees on the board early with a solo home run off Sonny Gray in the first inning. It was Rice's 18th homer of the season, which is tied for Byron Buxton for third-most in the American League. The Yankees will need all of Rice's power as the team navigates the absence of Aaron Judge, who was placed on the 10-day IL prior to Friday's game due to a stress fracture in his right rib that will sideline him for at least 4-for-6 weeks. Rice has done all he can at the plate, especially over his last nine games, when he has gone 16-for-36 (.444) with 11 RBI and nine extra-base hits.
Rice went 2-for-5 with a double, a triple, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Athletics.
Rice extended his hitting streak to five games in style, lacing a two-RBI double before driving in two more runs with a triple as part of the Yankees' 13-run third inning. The first baseman will close out May slashing .286/.346/.602 with 15 extra-base hits (including seven homers), 21 RBI, 18 runs and a stolen base across 24 games during the month. His 1.055 OPS across 54 games this season leads all qualified MLB hitters.
Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches long ball in four-hit game
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Rice went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, two doubles, two total RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 8-2 win over the Athletics.
Rice is locked in with three straight multi-hit efforts, each including at least one extra-base hit. He's added six RBI in that span as well. The 27-year-old has gone 20-for-67 (.299) over his last 16 contests, and he's batting .303 with a 1.047 OPS, 17 homers, 39 RBI, 42 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple and two stolen bases over 52 games this season. Rice established himself last year, but he's in the midst of a full-on breakout campaign in 2026.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Plates three runs Wednesday
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Rice went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in a 7-0 win against the Royals on Wednesday.
Rice opened the scoring with an RBI triple -- his first three-bagger of the season -- in the fourth inning. The slugger added a two-run single in the seventh. With his three RBI, Rice pushed his total to 37 on the campaign, tied for fifth most in the AL. He's added 16 homers, 11 doubles, 40 runs, two steals and an excellent .290/.383/.623 slash line.
Rice went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during the Yankees' 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Rice helped give the Yankees the lead for good by smacking a two-run homer off Dylan Cease in the fifth inning. Rice has smacked three home runs over his last five games and is up to 16 homers on the season, tied with Yankees teammate Aaron Judge for third in the majors behind Kyle Schwarber (20) and Munetaka Murakami (17). Rice is slashing .297/.397/.671 with 33 RBI across 184 plate appearances this season.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Swats 15th homer Sunday
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Rice went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Mets.
Rice opened the scoring in the contest with a solo blast to center field in the third inning. The long ball was his third over his past six games and his 15th overall this season. Rice is tied for fourth in the majors in home runs, is tied for 12th with 31 RBI and leads the league with a 1.077 OPS through 42 games.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Blasts homer No. 14
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Rice went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.
Rice scored his first run of the game in the third inning on a Cody Bellinger single and gave the Yankees another insurance run by hitting a 395-foot homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth. Rice remains one of the most productive members of the Yankees' high-scoring offense with a .314/.418/.686 slash line on the season, and his 14 homers put him in a tie with Yordan Alvarez for fourth place on the American League leaderboard.
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