Yankees’ Ben Rice talks journey from low profile to pinstripes: ‘I’ve earned it’
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Yankees rookie first baseman Ben Rice takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
Q: You wanted to be a comedian in fifth grade?
A: (Laugh) I think I might have said that, yeah. I can’t remember for sure, but I definitely was a little bit of a class clown. So I think that was at the top of my aspiration list — probably still second to being a baseball or hockey player.
Q: Class clown in what way? What would you do?
A: I don’t know, I was probably very disruptive in class, very distracting to my classmates (smile). I definitely had my fair share of warnings or trips to the principal’s office or timeouts maybe … just blurting stuff out, just typical little-boy stuff.
Q: Did you have a favorite comedian?
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