mlb player with a home run in his first game in the playoffs

Ben Rice went deep once in Game 2 of the 2025 AL Wild Card Series versus the Red Sox on October 1.

	NAME	DATE	HR	TM		OPP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP
1	Ben Rice B. Rice	10/1/2025	1	NYY	vs	BOS	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	1	0	0	0	0
2	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	9/30/2025	1	CHC	vs	SDP	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
3	Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki	9/30/2025	1	CHC	vs	SDP	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	Lane Thomas L. Thomas	10/5/2024	1	CLE	vs	DET	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
5	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	10/5/2024	1	LAD	vs	SDP	5	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0
6	Anthony Santander A. Santander	10/7/2023	1	BAL	vs	TEX	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0	0	0	1
7	Royce Lewis R. Lewis	10/3/2023	2	MIN	vs	TOR	3	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	0	0	0	0
8	Corbin Carroll C. Carroll	10/3/2023	1	ARI	@	MIL	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	5	1	0	0	0	0
9	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	10/3/2023	1	ARI	@	MIL	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0
10	Juan Yepez J. Yepez	10/7/2022	1	STL	vs	PHI	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
11	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	10/7/2022	1	SEA	@	TOR	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
12	Josh Bell J. Bell	10/7/2022	1	SDP	@	NYM	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
13	Corey Dickerson C. Dickerson	9/30/2020	1	MIA	@	CHC	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0
14	José Abreu J. Abreu	9/29/2020	1	CWS	@	OAK	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0	0	0	0
15	Adam Engel A. Engel	9/29/2020	1	CWS	@	OAK	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	6	2	0	0	0	0
16	Manuel Margot M. Margot	9/29/2020	1	TBR	vs	TOR	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0
17	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	9/29/2020	1	CLE	vs	NYY	4	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	3	0	0	0	0
18	Miguel Sanó M. Sanó	10/4/2019	1	MIN	@	NYY	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
19	Gavin Lux G. Lux	10/3/2019	1	LAD	vs	WSH	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
20	Eric Thames E. Thames	10/1/2019	1	MIL	@	WSH	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	2	0	0	0	1
21	Martín Maldonado M. Maldonado	10/5/2018	1	HOU	vs	CLE	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	1
22	Christian Yelich C. Yelich	10/4/2018	1	MIL	vs	COL	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0
23	Max Muncy M. Muncy	10/4/2018	1	LAD	vs	ATL	1	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
24	Khris Davis K. Davis	10/3/2018	1	OAK	@	NYY	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
25	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	10/3/2018	1	NYY	vs	OAK	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0

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