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It felt amazing: Yankees slugger shines against childhood team

Ben Rice lived out his childhood dream on Wednesday night, smashing a two-run bomb in his first postseason at-bat to help the Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-3 in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series.

Beat up on hometown team

The 25-year-old rookie, who grew up in Cohasset, Mass., crushed a Brayan Bello cutter into the right-field seats, giving New York an early jolt after dropping Game 1.

“It felt amazing,” Rice said. “Coming off a loss, to set the tone in the first inning and give us the lead felt really good.”

For Rice, it was a full-circle moment. As a kid, he scribbled “Yankees Rule!” on Fenway Park’s Pesky Pole and wore a Derek Jeter jersey for his first-grade photo. Now he’s the one writ

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