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⚾️ Volpe plays the hometown hero

Anthony Volpe had the swing of his life in Game 4. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

The Yankees offense finally came alive on Tuesday night, bashing the Dodgers, 11-4, to avoid the sweep and earn the right to play at least one more game.

Quick recap: L.A. got off to an early lead after white-hot Freddie Freeman launched yet another homer — his MLB-record sixth consecutive World Series game with one — but it was a young Yankee who had the biggest swing of the night.

Hometown hero: Anthony Volpe, the 23-year-old shortstop who grew up in Manhattan and crammed his childhood bedroom with all things Yankee, lived out his wildest dream when his third-inning grand slam gave New York its first lead since Game 1.

“I think I pretty much blacked out as soon as I saw it go over the fence,” Volpe, who 15 years ago attended the Yankees’ 2009 World Series parade with his family, said after the game.

And though the Dodgers would get to within a run a few innings later, the Yankees put up six more runs in the final three frames to put this game on ice.

What’s next: History says Tuesday’s win merely delayed the inevitable. Just one of the previous 40 MLB teams to go down 3-0 in a…

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Publish date : 2024-10-30 12:48:00

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