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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Ben Rice will be swinging for the fences in Philly.
Via a social media post, the Yankees’ lefty-hitting first baseman/DH confirmed his participation for Monday’s Home Run Derby during All-Star week at Philadelphia.
Adding another personal dimension to his first Derby, Rice will have his father, Dan, pitching to him at Citizens Bank Park.
In his personal Instagram post on Tuesday, Rice included a vide of “our first practice round,’’ with a very young Ben Rice, wearing a Yankees jersey, blasting pitches thrown underhand by his dad.
Both father and son are Ivy Leaguers; Dan Brown pitched at Brown University. During one of the early Rice scouting sessions attended Yankees' Northeast area scout Matt Hyde, Dan Brown pitched to his son.
Named a first-time All-Star last Saturday, Rice belted his team-leading 25th home run in Monday night’s critical 5-1 victory at Tropicana Field, in the first of a four-game series against the AL East-leading Rays.
Last year, Jazz Chisholm Jr. represented the Yanks at the Home Run Derby but was an early knockout. Aaron Judge is the last Yankee to win the Derby, in 2017.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Ben Rice will represent Yankees at the Home Run Derby
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Via a social media post, the Yankees’ lefty-hitting first baseman/DH confirmed his participation for Monday’s Home Run Derby during All-Star week at Philadelphia.
Adding another personal dimension to his first Derby, Rice will have his father, Dan, pitching to him at Citizens Bank Park.
In his personal Instagram post on Tuesday, Rice included a vide of “our first practice round,’’ with a very young Ben Rice, wearing a Yankees jersey, blasting pitches thrown underhand by his dad.
Both father and son are Ivy Leaguers; Dan Brown pitched at Brown University. During one of the early Rice scouting sessions attended Yankees' Northeast area scout Matt Hyde, Dan Brown pitched to his son.
Named a first-time All-Star last Saturday, Rice belted his team-leading 25th home run in Monday night’s critical 5-1 victory at Tropicana Field, in the first of a four-game series against the AL East-leading Rays.
Last year, Jazz Chisholm Jr. represented the Yanks at the Home Run Derby but was an early knockout. Aaron Judge is the last Yankee to win the Derby, in 2017.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Ben Rice will represent Yankees at the Home Run Derby
Continue reading...
