Yankees' Ben Rice leads postseason with four home runs in five games
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 29, 2026, 4:42 AM
Last updated Oct 29, 2026
Ben Rice made MLB history by hitting four home runs in just five postseason games for the New York Yankees. His impressive performance came despite the Yankees being eliminated by the Tampa Bay Rays in three games of the American League Division Series. Rice reached his total in only two games, hitting two home runs in the wild-card series against the Boston Red Sox and two more in the division series. This feat marks the fewest games played by a player leading the postseason in home runs since the best-of-five League Championship Series format began in 1969.
- •Rice hit four home runs in five postseason games.
- •Yankees were eliminated by the Rays in three games.
- •No other player hit more than three home runs during postseason.
- •Rice's nine RBIs tied for the postseason lead.
- •Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series on October 28.
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"Ben Rice hit four home runs in five postseason games; somehow, no one else hit more than three.
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