Ben Rice is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Angels.
Rice started his first game as a catcher on Wednesday night, so the Yankees likely want to give him a day off to rest his legs with a day game on tap. However, after a hot start to the season, Rice has hit just .198/.263/.355 in 37 games since May 1st. He’s not striking out a lot and has an 11.3 percent barrel rate over that span, but with Giancarlo Stanton back, Rice is going to need the results to start appearing if he wants to hold onto his playing time.