The club is promoting Ben Rice, multiple sources confirmed to the Daily News on Tuesday. A catcher by trade, Rice has been gaining experience at first base. The Yankees' 12th-best prospect has played 22 games there this season between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Rice's first baseman's mitt is ready for the majors, as the team could be without Rizzo for 4-6 weeks after the veteran fractured the radial neck of his right arm. Over 60 minor league games this season, the 25-year-old slashed .275/.393/.532 with 15 home runs, 36 RBI and nine stolen bases.
Only 11 games into his promotion to Triple-A, Rice hit .333/.440/.619 with three homers and 10 RBI for the RailRiders. A 12th-round draft pick in 2021, Rice began turning heads last season when he hit .327/.401/.648 with 16 dingers and 48 RBI over 48 games at Double-A.
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