Ben Rice Retreats To The Bench
3 months agoNew York Yankees rookie catcher/first baseman Ben Rice and infielder Oswaldo Cabrera will both start on the bench on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium against the Cleveland Guardians. DJ LeMahieu is starting at first base and batting eighth, while Oswald Peraza is starting at the hot corner and is hitting ninth against Guardians left-hander Matthew Boyd. Rice has stepped up in his first big-league season with seven home runs in 133 at-bats in the absence of Anthony Rizzo (forearm), but the 25-year-old lefty swinger is also hitting only .188 (25-for-133) with 40 strikeouts in 157 plate appearances. He's gone 4-for-28 (.143) with one of his seven home runs against lefties, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he's on the bench on Tuesday. LeMahieu has fallen on hard times in 2024 after starting late due to injury, slashing just .194/.270/.256 with two homers and 24 RBI in 61 games. He's 7-for-56 (.125) with one homer against lefties.
Source: New York Yankees
Source: New York Yankees