Anthony Volpe said he had lived the dream of his friends and family after his grand slam helped the New York Yankees stay in the World Series – but warned his team that they have “a lot of work to do” to overturn a 3-1 deficit in the seven-game decider with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Lifelong Yankee fan Volpe sent a Daniel Hudson slider over for the ninth World Series grand slam by a Yankee, ending a wait that had lasted since Tino Martinez achieved the feat in 1998.
A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ANTHONY VOLPE!
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“Definitely number one,” the 23-year-old replied when he was asked where hearing the crowd chant his name during the 11-4 win at Yankee Stadium ranked in the “coolest moments” of his life.
“It was just a big game. We wanted to go 1-0, win today and see where it took us. If we play the way we’re capable of playing… we have so much confidence.
A dream come true for Anthony Volpe #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/N1Khfdt9AP
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“I pretty much blacked out as soon as I saw it go over the fence. We had so much confidence, with everyone going in, that we would win the play.”
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In front of almost 50,000 fans, Volpe’s grand slam put his team 5-2 ahead for their first lead since the 10th inning of Game 1.
Storybook stuff from Anthony Volpe 📖 #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/0OSE7jIdPy
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The Dodgers reduced the arrears to 5-4 before Tim Hill, Clay Holmes, Mark Leiter Jr, Luke Weaver and Tim Mayza put the home side out of sight.
Volpe described his relationship with Austin Wells, who scored a home run in the sixth innings, as “more of a brotherhood” than a friendship.
Leaving it all out on the field 😤 pic.twitter.com/uDkkTe2EeC
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“We’ve been through it all together: the highest highs and, at some points, the lowest lows,” he explained. “I know he has my back through thick and thin.
“For him to have a moment like that is special, but to have it together – I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
Anthony Volpe gets the Yankee Stadium crowd on their feet with one GRAND swing 🗽 pic.twitter.com/HY9nsjp6oF
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“[This was] my dream, but it was all my friends’ dreams, all my cousins’ dreams – probably my sister’s dream, too,” added Volpe.
“But winning the World Series was first and foremost, by far. Nothing else compares, so we’ve still got a lot of work to do.”
The teams meet again in the same setting on Wednesday (8.08pm ET).
