Is Ben Rice playing today? What to know about Yankees' series finale vs. Orioles
The first baseman suffered a hand contusion on Sunday.
Is Ben Rice playing today? What to know about Yankees' series finale vs. Orioles originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees avoided an injury scare on Sunday, as first baseman Ben Rice exited the game with an apparent left-hand contusion. In the third inning, Rice took a throw from left-hander Max Fried that clearly awkwardly hit Rice's glove .
Luckily, X-rays came back negative. “It’s a little sore,” Rice told reporters, including MLB. com's Bill Ladson , about the injury.
“I thought the throw [from Fried] was going to be a little lower than it was. I went down and thought it would be in the dirt. Then it kind of stayed up in the end.