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WATCH: NJ's Anthony Volpe's Big Grand Slam Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep WATCH: NJ's Anthony Volpe's Big Grand Slam Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep
Watch: NJ's Anthony Volpe's Big Grand Slam Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep A boy from Jersey is the king of Bronx. On Tuesday evening, Oct. 29, Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 3rd inning — the fourth game of the World Series — with the Yankees trailing the Dodgers 2-1, giving them a 5-2 lead in a game they won 11-4.  The Yankees, who came into the game trailing the series 3-0 and facing elimination, will now attempt to live another day when they face the Dodgers in Game 5 Wednesday, Oct. 30. Volpe grew up in Watchung and attended Delbarton High School, and is a lifelong Yankees fan, having attended the Bombers' last Wo…
Yankee Shortstop Anthony Volpe Swings By NJ Cafe Yankee Shortstop Anthony Volpe Swings By NJ Cafe
Yankee Shortstop Anthony Volpe Swings By NJ Cafe New York Yankee Anthony Volpe paid a visit to his home state on Friday, Oct. 6. The 21-year-old short stop stopped to snap a picture at Blue Cafe in Basking Ridge. "You never know who will come to Blue Café," the shop wrote on Facebook. "Today we were visited by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe." Last December, Paul McCartney visited the eatery. Volpe this year was the youngest Yankee to make the Opening Day lineup since Derek Jeter in 1996. Like Jeter, Volpe also plays shortstop. He is a lifelong Yankees fan who has talked about attending games as a child and admiring players l…
Out Of Left Field: Superfan Posts Clip Of Sprinting Intruder Making Beeline For Yanks' Volpe Out Of Left Field: Superfan Posts Clip Of Sprinting Intruder Making Beeline For Yanks' Volpe
Out Of Left Field: Superfan Posts Clip Of Sprinting Intruder Making Beeline For Yanks' Volpe The first inkling home viewers had that someone ran onto Coors Field after the Yankees defense had taken their positions Saturday night was an isolated shot of second baseman Gleyber Torres with a security guard dashing past in the background. Viewers knew that someone had run onto the field in Colorado in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Yankees' 6-3 win over the Rockies on July 15. Play-by-play announcer John Flaherty told the YES audience so. What viewers didn't know -- because such things are never shown -- was that it wasn't some clown trying to dodge pursuing security guards. T…
FRIGHTFUL SCENE: TV Cameraman From Jersey Shore Hit In Face With Thrown Ball In Yankee Game FRIGHTFUL SCENE: TV Cameraman From Jersey Shore Hit In Face With Thrown Ball In Yankee Game
Frightful Scene: TV Cameraman From Jersey Shore Hit In Face With Thrown Ball In Yankee Game The crowd at Yankee Stadium went silent and then erupted in cheers Wednesday when a cameraman who was hit square in the face with a misthrown ball raised his hand while being carted off. Pete Stendel of Long Branch, NJ, was in the camera well next to the Yankee dugout when the Baltimore Orioles tried to turn a double play off a ground ball by rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe in the fifth inning of the July 5 night game. The ball hit Stendel, 68, flush and he immediately fell backward. Everything stopped for nearly 15 minutes before he was carried onto the field from the Yankee dugout on a s…
Morris County's Anthony Volpe Is Youngest Yankee To Make Opening Day Roster Since Jeter Morris County's Anthony Volpe Is Youngest Yankee To Make Opening Day Roster Since Jeter
Morris County's Anthony Volpe Is Youngest Yankee To Make Opening Day Roster Since Jeter A Morris County slugger is about to live the dream of every  New York Yankee fan who grew up playing baseball. Anthony Volpe made the Opening Day roster for the Yankees, who begin their season on Thursday, March 30.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victus (@victussports) The highly-touted prospect, who just turned 21, is the youngest Yankee to make the Opening Day lineup since Derek Jeter in 1996. Like Jeter, Volpe also plays shortstop.  Volpe is a lifelong Yankees fan who has talked about attending games as a child and admirin…
Haworth Councilman Anthony Volpe Dies -- 'He Made His Mark... A Deep And Generous One' Haworth Councilman Anthony Volpe Dies -- 'He Made His Mark... A Deep And Generous One'
Haworth Councilman Anthony Volpe Dies -- 'He Made His Mark... A Deep And Generous One' Haworth Councilman Anthony Volpe died surrounded by his family on Aug. 3 following a heroic battle with cancer. He was 50. Anthony was responsible for the expansion of the Haworth Library, donating thousands of dollars-worth of work on the new foundation and groundwork. "And that’s just one of the ways he showed his love for this town," borough librarian Beth Potter said.  "He made his mark.... a very deep and generous one." Born in Teaneck, Anthony was an honors graduate from Fordham University with a degree in business. He was the sole proprietor of Volpe Custom Home…