Ben Rice or Enmanuel Valdez

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ben Rice or Enmanuel Valdez Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	573	‐

Runs	105	‐

Hits	151	‐

Singles	82	‐

Doubles	24	‐

Triples	4	‐

Home Runs	41	‐

RBI	97	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	85	‐

Strikeouts	162	‐

Batting Average	.264	‐

On Base Pct	.363	‐

Slugging Pct	.534	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.897	‐

Ben Rice or Enmanuel Valdez Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	45

Runs	71	5

Hits	113	10

Singles	63	6

Doubles	23	2

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	25	1

RBI	72	6

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	52	4

Strikeouts	111	11

Batting Average	.247	.224

On Base Pct	.323	.294

Slugging Pct	.474	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.664

Ben Rice or Enmanuel Valdez Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
News
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in Wednesday’s 9-2 win over the Rays with two solo home runs. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 24th	The Pirates designated INF Enmanuel Valdez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	Ben Rice went 2-for-3 in Friday’s 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks with a home run, one triple, two runs scored, two RBI, and two walks. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 19th	The Pirates optioned INF Enmanuel Valdez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 16th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a win over the Mets with a home run, three runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 12th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-3 in a win over the Padres with two walks and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th
Notes
	Ben Rice followed a rough 2024 debut with a legitimate breakout in 2025, slashing .255/.337/.499 with 26 homers and a 131 OPS+ across 138 games. The power spike was supported by improved contact quality and a manageable strikeout rate, turning him from replacement-level depth into a middle-of-the-order threat. Dual eligibility at catcher and first base quietly boosts his fantasy value. While his defensive profile may keep him rotating between DH and multiple positions, Rice's age-26 surge makes him an appealing upside target. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	Excellent plate discipline and approach, I have been targeting Rice since the end of last year as a sleeper. A lot of people have joined on the Rice bandwagon, which has inflated his ADP, but I am even more bullish on him than the rest of the fantasy community. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Ben Rice or Enmanuel Valdez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#170	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#211	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#136	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#271	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#18
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#118	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#257	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#239
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#42	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#77
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 23rd				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th				@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#137