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Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches two homers
Ben Rice went 2-for-3 with a walk and two solo home runs during Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays on Monday.The 27-year-old slugger launched solo shots during the fourth and eighth innings, but the rest of the New York Yankees offense stayed dormant in Tampa Bay. It's already Rice's second two-homer game of the playoffs, which matches the number of times he achieved that feat across 154 contests during the regular season. After scoring nine runs in both wild-card games last week, Rice's two solo shots are the only offense New York has managed in the first two games of the ALDS.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Powers offense in Game 1 win
Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and six RBI in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox on Tuesday.The 27-year-old posted a 1.055 OPS over 22 games in September and carried his hot bat into the postseason with a fifth-inning solo homer and an eighth-inning grand slam in Tuesday's blowout victory. Rice clubbed 41 homers with 97 RBI, 105 runs and a .264/.363/.534 slash line in 154 regular-season games this year, with his breakout helping to cover the absence of Aaron Judge (calf).
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches 40th, 41st homers
Ben Rice went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Wednesday's 9-2 win over Tampa Bay.Rice led off the game with a 379-foot blast off Mason Englert, his 40th homer this season, before adding his 41st in the fourth, tying Yordan Alvarez and Junior Caminero for the AL lead. Overall, the 27-year-old Rice is slashing .263/.362/.537 with 97 RBI, 103 runs scored and three steals across 654 plate appearances in a breakout campaign.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Homer, triple in win
Ben Rice went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, two walks, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks.Rice has three homers during his seven-game hitting streak, including Friday's solo shot. The slugger has also shown a little speed at times -- he's up to four triples on the year after his three-bagger. On the year, Rice is batting .264 with an .897 OPS, 39 homers, 94 RBI, 100 runs scored, 22 doubles and three stolen bases over 146 contests, building upon his breakout from 2025.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches 38th homer Sunday
Ben Rice went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a 2-0 victory over the Mets on Sunday.It looked like the New York Yankees could be in for a big game on offense when Rice went deep to right field leading off their half of the first inning, but only one additional run was scored by either team for the rest of the contest. The long ball continued a nice September for Rice, as he's slashing .368/.467/.605 with three home runs, 10 runs and four RBI through 10 games this month. He's been one of the best hitters in the league this year, ranking ninth among qualified hitters in OPS (.884) and 13th in RBI (90) while tying for fifth in homers (38).
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Resting up Saturday
Ben Rice isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.Rice will get a chance to rest his legs Saturday after going 3-for-4 with a home run and two additional runs scored Friday. Paul Goldschmidt will start at first place in Rice's stead, and Aaron Judge will serve as New York's DH.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Scores three runs in Friday's victory
Ben Rice went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored during Friday's 6-4 win over the Mets.Rice crossed home in the first and second innings before belting a solo homer off Nolan McLean in the fifth to give the New York Yankees a 5-1 lead. Rice is up to 37 home runs on the season, which leads the Yankees and is tied with Hunter Goodman for sixth-most in the majors. Rice also ranks sixth in slugging percentage (.523) and 13th in RBI (89) across 608 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Reaches five times in win
Ben Rice went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs Saturday in a 5-1 victory versus the Padres.Rice was impactful out of the cleanup spot, reaching base in all five of his plate appearances and scoring two of the New York Yankees' five runs. The All-Star slugger has been swinging a hot bat of late, notching multiple hits in seven of his past 12 contests and batting .388 with two homers, 10 runs and eight RBI over that span. Rice has been a breakout performer for the Yankees this year, leading the team in homers (36), runs (89) and RBI (88), with Aaron Judge (ribs) playing in just 59 games so far.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Homers in three-hit game
Ben Rice went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.Rice has six multi-hit efforts over his last 11 games, going 16-for-46 (.348) in that span. He's added two homers, two doubles and eight RBI during the hot stretch. Rice is batting .257 with an .875 OPS, 36 homers, 88 RBI, 87 runs scored, 22 doubles, three triples and three stolen bases through 135 contests this season as the New York Yankees' primary designated hitter.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Taking seat Sunday
Ben Rice is out of the lineup for the New York Yankees' series finale against Boston.Despite recording multi-hit performances in three of his last four games, Rice will sit out Sunday's pivotal matchup with the Red Sox. Paul Goldschmidt will lead off and play first base, while Luis Garcia will slot in as the DH and cleanup for New York.