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Ben Rice makes up for brutal error with game-winning home run as Yankees avoid sweep against Blue Jays

Nypost · · 866 words · By Greg Joyce
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After his brutal fielding error allowed the Blue Jays to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, the slugging first baseman quickly made up for it with the kind of big swing that has been missing too often of late.

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What happened

After his brutal fielding error allowed the Blue Jays to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, the slugging first baseman quickly made up for it with the kind of big swing that has been missing too often of late.

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Common ground

Try it free Rice crushed a two-run shot in the top of the 10th before the Yankees held on in the bottom of the frame to stave off the sweep and secure a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays at a sold-out Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bednar followed by walking Alejandro Kirk before getting the first out on George Springer’s pop-up.”
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Claim 2: “Rice crushed a two-run shot in the top of the 10th”
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Three independent news sources (The Globe and Mail, Newsday, and Deadspin) all confirm that Ben Rice hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben's Original, formerly called Uncle Ben's, is an American brand of parboiled rice and other related food products that were introduced by Converted Rice Inc., which is now owned by Mars, Inc. Uncle …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Kimball Rice (born February 22, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter, and catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Rice played c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Rice
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Rice is a British author born in Tiverton, Devon in 1972. After attending Blundell's School in the town of his birth, Rice studied English literature at the universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Rice_(author)
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Claim 3: “thanks to Rice’s 33rd home run, the Yankees (69-55) picked up a game on the Rays in the division for the first time since Aug. 2, moving within 5 ¹/₂ games of them”
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Both The Globe and Mail and Newsday confirm that the home run hit by Ben Rice was his 33rd of the season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.Rice’s first hit of the series was a two-run homer,…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-ben-rices-tie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rice hit his 33rd homer of the season, a 438-foot shot off Braydon Fisher (3-4), to make up for an error in the ninth inning that helped the Blue Jays tie the score at 2-2. Tim Hill gave up an RBI sin…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-blue…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ben Rice blasted two more home runs to bring his season total to 28 as the Yankees rolled past the Rays, 12-4. With his two home runs today, Ben Rice joined a list of just seven other legendary Yankee…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/how-many-home-runs-did-ben-r…
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Claim 4: “the Yankees (69-55)”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the Yankees but does not specify their record as 69-55.
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web search NEUTRAL — Los New York Yankees (en español, Yanquis de Nueva York) son un equipo profesional de béisbol de los Estados Unidos con sede en la ciudad de Nueva York.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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web search NEUTRAL — Join Our New Discord. New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies – Live MLB Match.Here you can find the live streaming of New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies today at Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 23:05 UTC. Stay with…
https://www.streameast24.org/live/mlb/match/new-york-yankees…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees. 17K views • 3 months ago.Get a behind the scenes look at New York Yankees players both on and off the field. Gain insight into their personalities and learn about their interests.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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Claim 5: “Weathers delivered one of his best starts of the season to outduel Dylan Cease, throwing 7 ¹/₃ innings of one-run ball”
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Claim 6: “on an 0-2 pitch to Ernie Clement, Bednar spiked a curveball that got past Ali Sánchez, allowing the runners to move up to second and third.”
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Claim 7: “David Bednar had thrown 1 ²/₃ innings in relief of a terrific Ryan Weathers”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (GitHub, Zhihu) and general Wikipedia entries for the Pirates and Yankees seasons, but no specific mention of David Bednar's pitching performance in this game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 143rd season overall, 138th season as a member of the National League, and 24th season at PNC Park. On July 5, the Pirates tied a record for home…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The given name "David" may refer to:
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Claim 8: “George Lombard Jr., who had knocked Cease out of the game with a one-out double on his 104th pitch.”
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Claim 9: “Tim Hill entered for the bottom of the 10th and, after allowing the automatic runner to score on a bloop single, nailed down the save”
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While Newsday mentions Tim Hill gave up an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th, the specific detail about him 'nailing down the save' is not independently corroborated by other sources in the provided evidence. Other search results are unrelated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Audrey Faith McGraw (née Perry; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, ha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Hill (born February 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hill_(baseball)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tim Hill is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and former storyboard artist. He is best known as the co-developer and former story editor of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob Square…
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Claim 10: “Clement hit a sacrifice fly to tie it 2-2.”
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Claim 11: “José Caballero... walked and scored a run in the third inning before putting the Yankees ahead 2-1 on a single in the seventh inning — scoring George Lombard Jr., who had knocked Cease out of the game with a one-out double on his 104th pitch.”
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Claim 12: “started Sunday 0-for-4 — meaning when he walked to the plate in the 10th, he was in a 10-for-85 skid over his past 23 games.”
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Claim 13: “the Yankees held on in the bottom of the frame to stave off the sweep and secure a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays at a sold-out Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.”
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Multiple sources (The Globe and Mail, Newsday, Deadspin) confirm the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the America…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", the Yankees play in the East Division of …
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Claim 14: “cooling off the Blue Jays (61-65)”
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One source explicitly states that the loss brought Toronto's record to 61-65 on the season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite a disappointing extra-innings loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jays are right in the thick of the AL wildcard race. The loss brought Toronto's record to 61-65 on the …
https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2026/08/toronto-blue-jays…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Printable Schedule. Blue Jays Radio Network. MLB Events.
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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy The Tragic Free Fall of The Toronto Blue Jays Has Been Something To Behold!
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Claim 15: “Weathers, who has pitched to a 0.85 ERA over his past five starts.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state that Ryan Weathers had a 0.85 ERA over his previous five starts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John David Weathers (born September 25, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was a part of the New York Yankees' 1996 World Series championship over the Atlanta Braves.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan David Weathers (born December 17, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Pad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sean William Reynolds (born April 19, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League …
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Claim 16: “clobber a pitch from Braydon Fisher into the right field seats.”
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Claim 17: “Rice whiffed on a ground ball to first base, allowing the leadoff man to reach.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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