Jun 15, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) will get a base hit in opposition to the Boston Pink Sox throughout the third inning at Fenway Park. Obligatory Credit score: Eric Canha-Imagn Photographs The slumping New York Yankees sat Ben Rice for Tuesday’s recreation in opposition to the visiting Los Angeles Angels whereas they continued to work slugger Giancarlo Stanton again into the lineup.
Stanton, who missed the primary 70 video games of the season with tendinitis in each elbows, made his season debut Monday and went 2-for-4 with a double. However the Yankees fell 1-0 in 11 innings and have totaled 4 runs on their season-high four-game dropping streak, which started with a sweep at Boston.
Rice, who performed first base on Monday however has primarily been the DH in Stanton’s absence, will likely be on the bench for Tuesday’s recreation. Heart fielder Trent Grisham additionally bought a time off as supervisor Aaron Boone shook up the lineup.
Left fielder Jasson Dominguez, who hasn’t hit increased than fifth within the order all season, will bat leadoff. Stanton, the No. 5 hitter on Monday, will bat cleanup Tuesday.
Rice, 26, has batted .229 with 12 dwelling runs and 26 RBIs in 63 video games this season, his second within the main leagues. He ranks third on the workforce in dwelling runs behind solely Aaron Choose (26) and Grisham (13). Nonetheless, Rice has gone 4-for-34 (.118) in his final 10 video games with no extra-base hits.
It was not clear what the Yankees deliberate to do with Rice going ahead.
Stanton, 35, started his sixteenth main league season and his eighth with the Yankees on Monday after eight years with the Florida/Miami Marlins (2010-17). The 2017 Nationwide League MVP and five-time All-Star has 429 dwelling runs and 1,103 RBIs in his profession.
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