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Birthday bash: Souza celebrates with 2 HRs
- Updated: April 24, 2016
NEW YORK — Most people receive gifts on their birthday. On Sunday, Steven Souza Jr. was in a giving mood.
Souza went deep twice on his 27th birthday, one in the first inning and another in the fifth, helping lead the Rays to an 8-1 victory over the Yankees. The homers were his fourth and fifth of the season, and Sunday was his second two-homer game of 2016 — and his career.
Adding more punch to the occasion is the fact that Sunday was the first time Souza had ever played a big league game on his birthday. He had been sent down to the Minors right before his 25th birthday and took a seat on the bench with the Rays facing knuckleballer R.A. Dickey on his 26th.
To Souza, making the most of the opportunity was a culmination of his life in baseball.
“It’s great. It really is,” Souza said. “I think just playing in Yankee Stadium on my birthday. Growing up [in Washington] you watch the …
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