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

On Tuesday night, Anthony Volpe lived out one of his childhood dreams.

The 23-year-old grew up a diehard New York Yankees fan as a northern New Jersey native — he even attended the 2009 World Series parade when he was eight years old.

Ten years later, he was drafted by the organization he grew up with in the first round, and on Tuesday night he had his signature Yankees moment.

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Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees reacts after sliding safely into home plate to score during the eighth inning of Game Four of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City . (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Down 2-1 in the third inning, Volpe hit a grand slam that kept the Bronx Bombers alive to fight another day in the Fall Classic.

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

“This (is) so surreal,” said Isabelle Volpe, the shortstop’s mother New York Post after Game 4. “We were rooting for the Yankees before he was born. It’s all a trip. We take him to all those events, and spent money to meet (Derek) Jeter when he was eight years old, and he wouldn’t even go up to him because he was too shy, now he’s out there doing it.”

Volpe and Jeter have since met — the two even took photos together after Volpe was a guest on FOX’s postgame coverage Tuesday. Yankee fans also chanted Volpe’s name in the ninth inning, which he said was the “No. 1” greatest moment of his life.

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) reacts after hitting a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning during Game Four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Photos)

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New York had lost the first three games of the series, scoring seven total runs — in Game 4 alone, they scored 11.

The Yankees are trying to become the second team in MLB history to complete the comeback from 3-0 down, only accomplished by the 2004 Boston Red Sox against the Yankees in that year’s ALCS. Maybe Volpe is this year’s version of Dave Roberts, who manages the Los Angeles Dodgers and kick-started that comeback 20 years ago.

In fact, no team trailing 3-0 in the Fall Classic has ever forced a Game 6 themselves, but the Yankees have a chance to do so on Wednesday.

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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) hits a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning during Game Four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Photos)

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Reigning Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will be on the mound for the final home game in the Bronx this year as the Yanks hope to play The Notorious BIG’s “Goin’ Back to Cali” in their clubhouse.

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