Yankees’ Ben Rice flashes glove at first base with diving catch

Observations from Yankees spring training on Monday:

Rice is cooking

Ben Rice flashed a nice glove at first base, robbing Enmanuel Valdez of a base hit with a diving catch to his right in the third inning.

Not again

Jake Bird, who struggled badly after being acquired at last year’s trade deadline from Colorado, gave up two more runs to the Pirates.

Caught my eye

Giancarlo Stanton smashed a 424-foot homer to left-center.

The shot was measured at 109 mph and was his first of the spring.

But can he open a bag of Doritos?

Tuesday’s schedule

Luis Gil gets the start against the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. in Clearwater, Fla., as the right-hander tries to regain the form he displayed as American League Rookie of the Year in 2024.