Mother of Yankees' Anthony Volpe discusses son's 'surreal' World Series heroics

On Tuesday night, Anthony Volpe lived retired 1 of his puerility dreams.

The 23-year-old grew up a diehard New York Yankees instrumentality arsenic a bluish New Jersey autochthonal — he moreover attended nan 2009 World Series parade erstwhile he was 8 years old.

Ten years later, he was drafted by nan statement he grew up rooting for successful nan first round, and connected Tuesday night, he had his signature Yankees moment.

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Anthony Volpe #11 of nan New York Yankees reacts aft sliding safely into location sheet to people during nan eighth inning of Game Four of nan 2024 World Series against nan Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Yankee Stadium connected October 29, 2024 successful nan Bronx borough of New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Down 2-1 successful nan 3rd inning, Volpe deed a expansive slam, which propelled nan Bronx Bombers to unrecorded to conflict different time successful nan Fall Classic.

It was a full-circle infinitesimal for Volpe and his family.

"This (is) truthful surreal," Isabelle Volpe, nan shortstop's mother, told The New York Post aft Game 4. "We shouted for nan Yankees earlier he was born. This full point is simply a trip. Us taking him to each those events, spending money to meet [Derek] Jeter erstwhile he was 8 years aged and he wouldn’t moreover spell up to him because he was excessively shy. Now he’s retired location doing it."

Volpe and Jeter person since met — nan 2 moreover took photos together aft Volpe was a impermanent connected FOX's postgame sum connected Tuesday. Yankee fans besides chanted Volpe's sanction successful nan ninth inning, which he said was nan "No. 1" coolest infinitesimal of his life.

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) reacts aft hitting a expansive slam against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful nan 3rd inning during crippled 4 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

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New York had mislaid nan first 3 games of nan bid and scored 7 runs full — successful Game 4 alone, they put up 11.

The Yankees are trying to go nan 2nd squad successful MLB history to complete nan comeback from trailing 3-0, only accomplished by nan 2004 Boston Red Sox against nan Yankees successful that year's ALCS. Perhaps, Volpe whitethorn beryllium this year's type of Dave Roberts, who manages nan Los Angeles Dodgers and kick-started that comeback 20 years ago.

In fact, nary squad that has trailed 3-0 successful nan Fall Classic has ever moreover forced a Game 6, but nan Yankees person a chance to do that connected Wednesday.

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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) hits a expansive slam against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful nan 3rd inning during crippled 4 of nan 2024 MLB World Series astatine Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

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Reigning Cy Young Award victor Gerrit Cole will beryllium connected nan bump successful nan last location crippled successful nan Bronx this year, arsenic nan Yanks dream they'll beryllium playing The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Goin' Back to Cali" successful their clubhouse.

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