Ben Rice did something only a handful of Yankees have ever done, and Aaron Judge is on the same list. Here's what it means for New York.

When the New York Yankees lost Juan Soto, it was hard to imagine where they would replace his offense. They made the move for Cody Bellinger last year, and then re-signed him this offseason, but as far as a pure blow-for-blow offensive comparison,

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Ben Rice clubbed his 10th home run of the year on April 27, again matching Aaron Judge for the team lead, he chuckled when asked about keeping pace with the Yankees captain.

New York Yankees catcher Ben Rice reacts after a 4-hit performance, homer, and big win vs. the Athletics Friday night in West Sacramento.

This makes entirely too much sense.

The Yankees made up for an awful start to Sunday’s game with the Athletics with a half inning that went on and on and on. Trailing 3-0 after two innings, the Yankees batted around twice in the third to score 13 runs on 11 hits and three walks.

New York Yankees slugger Ben Rice is getting major card-market attention as his breakout season continues with 16 home runs and elite OPS production.

Ben Rice's batting average plummeted 67 points during an 18-game stretch in May in which hits were hard to come by.

WEST SACRAMENTO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Ben Rice conectó dos hits extrabase y remolcó cuatro carreras en una tercera entrada de 13 anotaciones, la mayor cantidad en un episodio en 21 años, que impulsó a la victori el domingo 13-8 sobre los Atléticos.