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NEW YORK - MAY 05: Joe Girardi #28 of the New York Yankees walks in the dugout against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on May 5, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York City (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) Getty
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ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 09: Ben Rice #22 of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field on July 09, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 07: Ben Rice #22 of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 07, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
On Friday night, the New York Yankees will open up a series with the Washington Nationals (at Nationals Park).
The Yankees are coming off an impressive 12-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays (on Thursday) in Florida.
Ben Rice finished with two home runs and five RBIs.
Joe Girardi Makes Honest Statement About Rice
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Getty Ben Rice #22 of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field on July 09, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida.
Ahead of Friday’s game, former Yankees manager Joe Girardi spoke about Rice (via YES Network).
Girardi: “He plays it with a lot of joy, and he’s very happy all the time and I think it helps him deal with the frustrations that you go through during the course of a season. He struggled in June… In July, he has been fantastic… Ben Rice came up big yesterday and in some big moments. Happy to see it, and he deserves to be an All-Star.”
Rice comes into their series with the Nationals batting .275 with 90 hits, 28 home runs, 65 RBIs, 63 runs and two stolen bases in 88 games.
He is in the middle of his third season in the MLB (all with the Yankees).
The 27-year-old has been an incredible story, as he was picked in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
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GettyBen Rice #22 of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 07, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida.
Here’s what people have been saying about Rice recently:
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