Ben Rice or Esmerlyn Valdez

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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


At Bats	530	241

Runs	95	40

Hits	138	56

Singles	75	24

Doubles	22	14

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	38	17

RBI	90	47

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	74	42

Strikeouts	150	108

Batting Average	.260	.232

On Base Pct	.356	.345

Slugging Pct	.528	.510

On-base Plus Slugging	.885	.855

Ben Rice or Esmerlyn Valdez Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	459	28

Runs	71	3

Hits	113	6

Singles	63	4

Doubles	23	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	25	1

RBI	72	4

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	52	2

Strikeouts	111	9

Batting Average	.247	.228

On Base Pct	.323	.287

Slugging Pct	.474	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.797	.663

Ben Rice or Esmerlyn Valdez Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	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	Esmerlyn Valdez is not in the Pirates lineup on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow 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	Esmerlyn Valdez (hamstring) left Friday's game against the Cubs early. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 11th
	Ben Rice went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Padres with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-2 with a home run in the Pirates 4-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Red Sox with one run scored and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Pirates 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-2 in Wednesday’s 9-3 win over the Astros with a solo home run, three runs scored, and three walks. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 3-2 win over the Padres on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
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 Esmerlyn Valdez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#399
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#109	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#148
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#136
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#321	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#194
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#59
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#48	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ DET
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
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)	#174
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#283
Sat, Jul 18th				@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#268
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23