New York Yankees Mike Vaccaro Ben Rice is the Yankees’ one-man show they can’t let come to a close By Mike Vaccaro Published Oct. 6, 2026, 6:41 p.m. ET Yankees designated hitter Ben Rice reacts as he rounds the bases on his solo home run against the Rays. Charles Wenzelberg for New York Post In the middle of the madness, at the core of the craziness, Curtis Granderson snuck behind Daniel Murphy inside the closet-sized visitors clubhouse at Wrigley Field. This was late on the frosty Chicago night of Oct. 21, 2015, and the Mets had just closed out the Cubs 8-3, wrapping up a sweep of the NLCS and earning a berth in the World Series.
Granderson had a magnum of champagne in each hand.
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Soon, the contents of those bottles were cascading off Murphy’s head and shoulders, and Granderson yelled, “To the mighty Bambino!”
A few seconds later, blinking champagne from his own eyes, Granderson flashed a smile as long as Rush Street and said, laughing: “When I’m old and gray, I’ll be able to tell my grandkids that I played with Babe Ruth.”
