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What can Rice do for encore? … Ben Rice (C, NYY) had a breakout season in 2025, clubbing 26 HR and finishing as one of the most valuable catchers in the league. Can he put up similar numbers in 2026?

Year	PA	HR/SB	BA/xBA	bb%/ct%	G/L/F	h%/HctX/Brl%	PX/xPX	HR/F	Spd/SBA%/SB%
2024*	524	25/7	.206/.237	11%/70%	38/21/46	23%/111/16%	129/118	15%	67/7%/76%
2025	528	26/3	.255/.281	9%/79%	40/19/41	27%/128/15%	142/133	17%	90/5%/60%
25 2H	253	12/0	.282/.289	10%/82%	36/20/45	30%/135/15%	141/143	14%	85/0%/0%

*Includes MLEs

Rice made great strides in 2025:

• His ct% took a significant step forward, and while a 25% held his BA down in the 1st half, he hit for a high average in the 2nd half with full support from xBA.
• His quality of contact is very impressive, and he gets the ball in the air at a...

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