Ben Rice (baseball)

[2] He was a New York Yankees fan despite most of his friends supporting the Boston Red Sox; his favorite player was Derek Jeter.

[5] The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in decreased playing opportunities, but Rice helped organize scrimmages among Ivy League baseball players in the fall of 2020 to offset this.

[7] Rice spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees and Single–A Tampa Tarpons, hitting .197 in 23 combined games.

Rice spent the 2022 campaign back with Tampa, playing in 68 games and hitting .267/.368/.442 with nine home runs and 36 RBI.

[9] In 73 games split between the three affiliates, Rice accumulated a .324/.434/.615 slash line with 20 home runs, 68 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.