Getty Who pitched to Yankees star Ben Rice in the 2026 Home Run Derby? The answer made one of baseball’s biggest nights even more memorable.
Ben Rice’s first Home Run Derby ended after one round, but the Yankees slugger shared one of the night’s most memorable moments with the person throwing him every pitch — his father, Dan Rice.
While Rice’s Derby run ended sooner than he hoped, the father-son story behind every swing became one of the evening’s most compelling moments. Who is Dan Rice, and why was he the perfect choice to pitch on
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