Ben Rice becomes second Yankees draft pick to hit 40 homers in season

Ben Rice is in the process of wrapping up a breakout season for the New York Yankees. That included making some history on Wednesday. Facing the Tampa Bay Rays, the All-Star first baseman opened the scoring in the first inning with his 40th homer of the season. It was a second-deck no-doubter off a first-pitche sinker from Rays starter Mason Englert. Then he hit another in the fourth inning, putting him in a four-way tie for the AL lead at 41 homers with Pete Alonso, Yordan Alvaraz and Junior Caminero. By reaching 40 homers in a season, Rice has entered…