Ben Rice, the New York Yankees leadoff hitter, sustained a bruised left elbow after being struck by a pitch from Manuel Rodríguez during Saturday's 10-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite the injury, Rice remained in the game long enough to score, but later had an X-ray that fortunately showed no fractures.

Rice described the pain as 'pretty sore' but indicated he never lost feeling in the elbow. Yankees manager Aaron Boone noted that Rice seemed to be feeling better hours after the incident. Currently, Rice, who has taken on a starting role due to Giancarlo Stanton's injury, is enjoying a solid performance this season with a .292 batting average, five home runs, and nine RBIs.