NEW YORK — The Yankees had been in determined want of a spark in a win-or-go-home Sport 4 of the World Collection.
Anthony Volpe, the lifelong Yankee fan, New Jersey native and pleasure of Delbarton, was there to supply it.
Because the Yankees labored to crawl out of a two-run gap, the shortstop ripped a two-out grand slam off the Dodgers’ Daniel Hudson over the left-field wall to place them forward 5-2 within the backside of the third inning.
Volpe’s first profession postseason house run on a first-pitch slider despatched Yankee Stadium right into a frenzy. It was the Yankees’ ninth World Collection grand slam of their historical past.
As Volpe trotted again onto the diamond earlier than the fourth inning, followers all through the stadium chanted his identify. Volpe additionally drew a stroll, stole a base and scored the crew’s opening run within the second inning.