Add The New York Post on Google ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Ben Rice is headed to the Home Run Derby, with his dad in tow.
The Yankees slugger announced Tuesday he will participate in the Home Run Derby next Monday at Citizens Bank Park, on the eve of his first All-Star Game.
Rice, who leads the Yankees with 25 home runs, indicated on Instagram that his father, Dan, will pitch to him in the Derby.
Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) hits a single during the 9th inning when the New York Yankees played the Minnesota Twins Sunday, July 5, 2026 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post Dan threw batting practice to Rice often during the COVID pandemic, when the Ivy League canceled a pair of seasons that wiped out most of Rice’s career at Dartmouth.
Yankees scout Matt Hyde saw plenty of Rice during those sessions, leading to the organization drafting him in the 12th round in 2021.
View this post on Instagram Jazz Chisholm Jr. represented the Yankees in last year’s Home Run Derby, but did not make it out of the first round.
Cam Schlittler, Rice’s fellow All-Star and Massachusetts native, has already volunteered to be Rice’s “personal Gatorade boy” during the Derby.
