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Who Is Ben Rice? Catcher, First Baseman Who Is Being Promoted From Scranton/ Wilkies -Barre To New York Following Anthony Rizzo Fracturing Right Hand, Wrist In New York's 9-3 Loss To Boston Sunday

Who is Ben Rice?

Catcher, First Baseman who is being promoted from Scranton/ Wilkies -Barre to New York the team that wears the pinstripes following Anthony Rizzo fracturing right, hand wrist in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-3 loss to Boston Sunday.

Anthony Rizzo is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. according to a report from The Athletic on Monday. The team has not confirmed the news.

Following Anthony Rizzo fracturing his arm, wrist New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say about Anthony Rizzo!

When he didn’t get up right away, I could tell he was in some pain,”

Following Anthony Rizzo fracturing his arm, wrist New York the team that wears the pinstripes captain, center Aaron Judge had this to say about his teammate New York the team that wears the pinstripes first baseman Anthony Rizzo!

You don’t see that [pain] from Rizz,”“Usually he leads Major League Baseball in hit-by-pitches, so he’s good with dealing with pain. He’s tough.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/anthony-rizzo-yankees-injury-collision

As catcher, first baseman for Scranton/ Wilkies -Barre in 2024 season Ben Rice has had 222 at bats contributed offensively 45 runs, 61 hits , 15 home runs, 36 runs batted in , 9 stolen bases and had a batting average of 275.

According to https://www.milb.com/player/ben-rice-700250

Before being promoted from Scranton/ Wilkies -Barre to New York the team that wears the pinstripes following Anthony Rizzo fracturing right hand, wrist in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-3 loss to Boston Sunday Ben Rice had this to say about how he has performed offensively with Scranton/ Wilkies -Barre.

It’s just continuing to see more pitching,”

. “The more I got used to the stuff that guys had at this level or in pro ball in general, the more I was able to take that power I have in practice settings and see it translate to the game.”

I’m going to be wherever they need me to be,”

I’m more experienced as a catcher than at first base, so I would think that’s where I primarily would be. But if first base is where they ever need me to be, I’d be able to go over there too.”

I feel good over there [at first base],

“It’s a learning process, like any other position would be. Infield is not something that’s totally foreign to me. I used to play second base a lot when I was younger, so it’s really just continuing to get reps over there. It’s just like anything; you’ve just got to keep going out there and keep seeing balls come off the bat, getting grounders, knowing where to be on the field in different situations. But I definitely like the improvements I’ve made over there so far.”

According Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/ben-rice-on-promotion-to-triple-a-hot-stretch?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage