Yankees announce lineup vs Twins for Tuesday recreation as Ben Rice stays at catcher – Bergen Document

NEW YORK – Ben Rice is batting .235, however the underlying stats counsel there’s extra manufacturing coming from the Yankees’ catcher-first baseman-DH.
The lefty hitting Rice’s barrel share, hard-hit fee and exit velocity are within the elite vary this yr, his first full big-league season, per MLB Statcast.
And with Austin Wells struggling to realize any offensive traction this season, Rice may see extra time behind the plate, although he’ll proceed to see time at first base.
For the season, Rice has 17 homers with a .789 OPS (117 OPS-plus) in 372 plate appearances. Wells is at .208 with a .679 OPS (85 OPS-plus) in 345 plate appearances.
Right here is the Yankees’ beginning lineup for Tuesday’s 7:05 p.m. recreation on the Stadium, with lefty Carlos Rodon opposing the Twins:

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