Brooklyn native Palacios motivated to continue personal Yankees dominance on cusp of ALCS

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Richie Palacios is motivated to continue his strong performances against the New York Yankees as the ALDS moves to Yankee Stadium for Game 3. The Brooklyn native has batted .328/.403/.484 in 23 career games against New York, helping lead the Rays to a 2-0 series advantage following Monday's 5-2 victory.

Palacios delivered a crucial two-run single during Monday's win after posting an .808 OPS over the final two months of the regular season. Rays manager Kevin Cash highlighted Palacios' health, versatile defense, and knack for rising to the occasion as Tampa Bay sits one win away from advancing to the ALCS.