Overview
- Rice delivered an RBI single that extended the American League’s lead and helped produce a 4-0 All‑Star Game shutout on Tuesday night.
- He took part in the Home Run Derby with his father pitching, hitting seven homers in the event and calling the experience one of his most memorable.
- Yankees legend Derek Jeter said Rice is “in the conversation” for AL Most Valuable Player, a comment that raised Rice’s national profile.
- Rice arrives back in the Bronx with 29 home runs and 68 RBIs, and he will be asked to shoulder more of New York’s offense while Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton remain out.
- The immediate watch items are Rice’s workload, whether he sustains his power and RBI pace, and how his elevated role affects the Yankees’ lineup balance and run production in the second half.