MLB fans go crazy as Yankees rookie sensation blasts three home runs

Kevin Hickey

•
MLB fans go crazy as Yankees rookie sensation blasts three home runs image

New York Yankees rookie Ben Rice is doing all he can to stay in the Bronx.

The rookie sensation had himself a day Saturday afternoon, mashing three home runs from the leadoff spot in an effort to spark a Yankees offense that has been lulled to sleep over the last three weeks.

As the replacement for the injured Anthony Rizzo, who is recovering from a fractured arm he suffered in the middle of June.

Rice hit home runs in the first, fifth and seventh innings. He's the only rookie in Yankees history to hit three home runs in a game.

He even got himself a curtain call.

Suffice it so say, MLB fans reacted in kind.

Kevin Hickey

Kevin Hickey Photo

Hickey was previously the managing editor of USA Today's Colts Wire. His work is also featured as a fantasy football analyst for The Huddle. A career .232 hitter, he is an avid reader of Spider-Man comics, an admirer of the James Webb Space Telescope, and a keen enthusiast of Ma’s sauce. You can find him on Twitter/X @KevinHickey11