Ben Rice has yet to catch in a Spring Training game, even though he’s been working behind the scenes in bullpen sessions. Kuty believes that due to some injuries, Rice might be the backup catcher to start the season.
The New York Yankees' situation with Ben Rice is more confusing than it needs to be ... Rice’s versatility has made him an interesting option for the Yankees ... Frankly, though, any lineup without Rice isn’t the right one.
Ben Rice is a very exciting member of the New York Yankees' roster this year, but a tricky one to project. Last season, Rice appeared in 50 games at first base, 48 at designated hitter, and 36 at catcher.
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s almost the middle of March and the Yankees’ four-man bench won’t be settled until they make a bunch of tough calls over the next two weeks ....
Escarra as the leading man to open the season as the New York Yankees backup catcher, where does Ben Rice fit into the mix?. "Aaron Boone said, 'I don’t know,' when asked whether Ben Rice will catch ...
Rice is cooking. Ben Rice flashed a nice glove at first base, robbing Enmanuel Valdez of a base hit with a diving catch to his right in the third inning. Ben Rice Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post... Not again ... ....
Last season, they couldn't get back there ... He also brought up hitters Trent Grisham and Ben Rice ... He adds that Rice will hit 30 homers, too, and that six Yankees in total will leave the yard 30 or more times. MORE ... .
Ben Rice crushed his first home run of the spring, a 412-footer off Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten that came off the bat at 108.8 mph and cut through the wind blowing in from right field ... Ben Rice is ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees first baseman Ben Rice grew up 40 miles southeast of Boston in Cohasset, Mass., playing baseball in the summer and hockey in the winter ....
And he saw it early last season with Ben Rice... 1, and Ben obviously has this, is you want to be good at it,” Goldschmidt told Newsday this week ... Only in NewsdayVeteran first baseman Goldschmidt embraces being mentor for rising Yankee Ben Rice.
First baseman Ben Rice may need one more productive season to prove his rank as a top 10 player in Major League Baseball at the corner position ...Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter ranked Rice the 13th-best first baseman ahead of the 2026 season.