Yankees rookie Ben Rice hit three home runs in a game against a team he was nearly drafted by.
The 25-year-old is hitting .273 with a .904 OPS and 4 home runs this season. However, three of those home runs came in one game, against the Boston Red Sox on July 6.This made Rice the first rookie in Yankees history to go yard three times in a single game, which was made even sweeter since he did so against New York’s arch-rival.“I had a chance to get drafted by ,” Rice recalled in the article.
Thankfully for Yankees fans, New York got to Rice before their rivals, selecting him in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
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