Cohasset native Ben Rice belts homer for Yankees

Rising up in Cohasset, Ben Rice gravitated towards baseball at an early age and dreamed of at some point taking part in within the Majors.

Regardless of his roots, nonetheless, the Yankees had been his workforce of alternative. Rice had a Derek Jeter poster in his room and wrote “Yankees Rule” on the Pesky Pole, according to The Boston Globe‘s Alex Speier.

Rice attended Noble & Greenough College in Dedham and Dartmouth School, and he performed for the Cotuit Kettleers within the Cape Cod Baseball League. He’s since labored his approach as much as the massive leagues and develop into a gradual contributor for the Yankees.

When he bought an opportunity towards the workforce he grew up hating, Rice tattooed the primary pitch he noticed, smacking a two-run homer within the first inning of Recreation 2 on Wednesday.

Rice drove an 87-mile-per-hour Brayan Bello cutter 364 toes to proper discipline, changing into the primary Yankee to homer in his first profession postseason at-bat since Shane Spencer in 1998.

Ben Rice is the first Yankee to homer in his first profession postseason at-bat since Shane Spencer in 1998 ALDS Recreation 2

— Katie Sharp (@SharpStats17) October 1, 2025

Rice, who had 26 homers through the common season, put New York up 2-0.

Trevor Hass is a sports activities producer for Boston.com, the place he writes and edits tales about Boston’s skilled groups, amongst different duties.

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