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Rice makes history with second two-homer game of postseason

Ben Rice etched his name into Yankees history with a historic postseason performance, becoming the first player in franchise history to deliver two multihomer games in the same postseason. The 27-year-old slugger matched Lou Gehrig’s 1928 mark by hitting four home runs in just four games, tying for the second-most homers in the team’s first four postseason contests.

His two-homer game in Game 2 of the ALDS against Tampa Bay marked his second such outing this postseason, joining an exclusive group of players with multiple multihomer games in a single playoff run. Rice’s power surge includes a franchise-record feat: he’s the only Yankees player to achieve two multihomer games in his team’s first four postseason games, a milestone reached faster than any other player in MLB history.

His first two postseason homers came off changeups—one from Freddy Peralta, another from Ian Seymour—highlighting his ability to exploit a pitch he’d already mastered earlier this season. With the series shifting to Yankee Stadium, Rice’s offensive fireworks have become a defining force for a team chasing another dramatic comeback in a best-of-five series.

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