In a season where the Yankees have missed their two most established power hitters for months at a time, Ben Rice has provided a powerful presence in their stead.

During the Yankees’ recent trip to Phoenix, Aaron Boone leaned back behind an office desk, clearly pleased by his prognostication ability. Months ago, he’d forecast that Ben Rice would finish with 39 home runs,

Ben Rice knew he got this one. That picture at the top of this article? That’s Rice watching his home run fly out of the ballpark on Wednesday night as the New York Yankees took on the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ben Rice joined Aaron Judge in New York Yankees history after hitting his 40th home run of the season on Wednesday.

Ben Rice crushes two home runs against the Rays to reach the 40-home run plateau for the first time in his career #CurtainCall

Guerrero has 603,014 votes, and Ben Rice has 509,830, per the ballot results tweeted by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Guerrero is having a down year by his standards, currently posting a .280 batting average with just 3 home runs, 27 RBI’s, and a .