New York Yankees' Ben Rice watches his three-run home run in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski reacts after giving up a three-run home run to New York Yankees' Ben Rice in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski reacts after giving up a three-run home run to New York Yankees' Ben Rice in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

FILE - Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred answers questions during a news conference at the MLB winter meetings, Dec. 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

FILE - Attorney Bruce Meyer, the current interim executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, speaks at a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Houston Astros pitcher Nate Pearson delivers during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Houston, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson reacts in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)