Ben Rice is a first baseman for the New York Yankees. Across 243 MLB games, with a .252 batting average and 50 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYY | 50 | 152 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 48 | .171 | .264 | .349 | .613 |
| 2025 | NYY | 138 | 467 | 74 | 119 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 65 | 3 | 50 | 100 | .255 | .337 | .499 | .836 |
| 2026 | NYY | 55 | 200 | 45 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 30 | 53 | .305 | .397 | .650 | 1.047 |
| Career Totals | — | 243 | 819 | 139 | 206 | 48 | 6 | 50 | 132 | 5 | 100 | 201 | .252 | .338 | .508 | .846 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $782,800 |
| 2026 | $845,800 |
Career Total: $1,628,600 (2 seasons)
Average: $814,300
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Ben Rice's 2026 Opening Day salary with NYY is $845,800 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2 | vs CLE | 4-9 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 31 | @ OAK | 13-8 W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 30 | @ OAK | 4-6 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| May 29 | @ OAK | 8-2 W | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27 | @ KC | 7-0 W | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | @ KC | 15-1 W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 25 | @ KC | 4-3 W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24 | vs TB | 2-0 W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 22 | vs TB | 2-4 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 21 | vs TOR | 0-2 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .292 | 1.028 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 139 | 43 | 13 | 0 | .309 | 1.067 |
| Home | 0 | 78 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .269 | 1.037 |
| Away | 0 | 126 | 41 | 9 | 0 | .325 | 1.066 |
| Day | 0 | 61 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .328 | 1.267 |
| Night | 0 | 143 | 42 | 10 | 0 | .294 | .964 |