Ben Rice the best hitter in MLB?! Yankees SURGING + Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) stars in Team of the MONTH!

Ben Rice Is the Best Hitter in Baseball?! Murakami Leads MLB in HRs + Cardinals Surprise Ben Rice has taken over the Yankees, the former platoon hitter is now dominating with a 219 wRC+, leading MLB in OPS, SLG, and OBP while hitting .327 with 10+ homers. Is he the best hitter in baseball right now? Munetaka Murakami is a STUD. The White Sox believed in him when no one else would, now he leads all of MLB with 13 home runs in his first 32 career games (3rd-most ever) and has a 159 OPS+. The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the biggest surprises in baseball at 20-14 in a rebuild year! Jordan Walker has completely figured it out. How? Plus: Latest Power Rankings (Yankees climb. Dodgers drop.) Team of the Month highlights (Ohtani, Mason Miller, Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez & more) Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Munetaka Murakami 4:53 - Cardinals hot start 9:20 - Ben Rice is a star 12:13 - Power Rankings 25:58 - Team of the Month 33:34 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ben Rice the best hitter in MLB?! Yankees SURGING + Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) stars in Team of the MONTH! is an episode from Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander by FOX Sports.

This episode is 36:46 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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