{"id":4527,"date":"2026-07-08T08:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4527"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:03:46","slug":"cohassets-ben-rice-joins-mlbs-home-run-derby-field-seeking-to-be-first-yankees-winner-since-aaron-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4527","title":{"rendered":"Cohasset\u2019s Ben Rice joins MLB\u2019s Home Run Derby field, seeking to be first Yankees winner since Aaron Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Yankees slugger Ben Rice will be swinging for the fences in Philadelphia on July 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4525\">Coco Gauff rallies to beat Jessica Pegula to reach semifinals; Jannik Sinner to face Novak Djokovic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Cohasset native, who leads the Yankees with 25 homers this season, announced Tuesday that he will be participating in the Home Run Derby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first baseman will look to become the first Yankees player to win the derby since Aaron Judge in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The 27-year-old said on social media that his father, Dan, who was a pitcher on Brown\u2019s baseball team in the 1980s, will throw to him. Rice said they\u2019ve already been practicing for the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4523\">Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland into WC quarterfinals in shootout win over Colombia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Rice has 58 homers over his first three seasons in the majors.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>American League All-Star team adds Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras to roster<\/div>\n<p><span>This is the second straight a year a Yankee will appear in the Home Run Derby. Jazz Chisholm Jr. entered last year but was eliminated in the first round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Judge is one of four Yankees players to win the Home Run Derby. The others are Tino Martinez (1997), Jason Giambi (2002) and Robinson Can\u00f3 (\u203211).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, the 2025 runner-up to Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, also is participating in the event. 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