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Video: Ben Rice Hits 3 HRs vs. Red Sox as Yankees Fans Hail Rookie as Unsung Hero

New York Yankees rookie first baseman Ben Rice hit three home runs on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, meriting a well-deserved curtain call from the Yankee Stadium crowd.

Rice got the Yankees going with a leadoff homer off Red Sox starter Josh Winckowski.

Rice then added a three-run bomb off reliever Chase Anderson the fifth inning for a 10-4 Yankee lead.

Two frames later, Rice smacked another three-run shot off Anderson to put the Yanks up 14-4.

Rice made his MLB debut on June 18 and has been one of the Yankees' bright spots amid the team's 4-14 skid, posting a .