It was their 25-year-old rookie Ben Rice"”the three-homer king"”that gave the Bronx Bombers a chance to smile. However, the ...
Yet it was Rice who was named the league’s MVP after batting .350 with a 1.150 OPS and 11 home runs in 43 games. “He really stood out because of the big left-handed power,” Hyde said. “And ...
He can also be a mentor to one of the Yankees’ future options, Ben Rice. A catcher by trade, Rice spent a lot of time learning first base last season before filling in for the injured Anthony ...