Ben Rice picked up three more hits yesterday, continuing to mash in the middle of a Yankees ‘ offense that leads baseball in Runs Scored and OPS.
The left-handed slugger wasn’t a lock to make the roster entering camp, but an injury to Giancarlo Stanton would open up the DH spot for the first half of the season.
After beating out Dominic Smith for the job, Ben Rice would be penciled in as the team’s primary DH against right-handed hitters, and he hasn’t looked back.
One of the 25 best hitters in the sport according to wRC+ (131), the Yankees have gotten tons of production from a late-round draft pick.
Good Times Keep Rolling as Ben Rice Is Mashing For the Yankees Right Now
Ben Rice has been one of the best hitters in baseball this season in terms of OPS+ and wRC+, but he’s also been on