What Anthony Volpe’s mom thought about son’s historic night: ‘so surreal’

Anthony Volpe hugged his mother Isabelle successful nan hallway extracurricular nan Yankees clubhouse not agelong aft he delivered nan biggest deed of his life — and nan biggest of this Yankees season.

Volpe’s expansive slam successful nan bottommost of nan 3rd propelled nan Yankees to an 11-4 Game 4 win complete nan Dodgers to widen nan World Series — and added different milestone to what has been an unthinkable roadworthy for nan New York City autochthonal who grew up successful New Jersey, dreaming of playing for nan Yankees.

And his parents, Isabelle and Michael, were successful nan family conception astatine nan Stadium to spot it.

Anthony Volpe celebrates aft hitting a expansive slam successful nan 3rd inning of nan Yankees’ 11-4 triumph complete nan Dodgers successful Game 4 of nan World Series connected Oct. 29, 2024. Robert Sabo for New York Post

“This truthful surreal,’’ Isabelle said Tuesday night. “We shouted for nan Yankees earlier he was born. This full point is simply a trip. Us taking him to each those events, spending money to meet [Derek] Jeter erstwhile he was 8 years aged and he wouldn’t moreover spell up to him because he was excessively shy. Now he’s retired location doing it. It’s conscionable …”

Not only were they there, but Isabelle said Michael saw nan expansive slam coming from nan family section.

“My hubby said he’d amended plaything astatine nan first transportation because it’s gonna beryllium a fastball,’’ Isabelle said. “And then, ‘Boom.’ We conscionable looked astatine each different and past location was brew flying successful nan aerial and everyone was hugging. It was pandemonium.”

The transportation was a Daniel Hudson slider, but Volpe was so looking for a fastball.

Volpe’s grandfather, besides named Anthony, witnessed nan blast, arsenic well.

“We needed a large hit, nan full squad needed it and he gave it to them,” nan elder Volpe said. “You couldn’t perceive yourself deliberation aft that.”

Anthony Volpe belts a expansive slam successful nan 3rd inning of nan Yankees’ Game 4 win. Robert Sabo for New York Post

Follow The Post’s sum of nan Yankees successful nan postseason:

• Yankees support play live arsenic discourtesy yet breaks retired successful large way
• Rookie’s first World Series outing was conscionable capable for nan Yankees
• Heyman: Yankees yet showed immoderate signs to judge successful arsenic Bombers support title hopes alive
• Vaccaro: The Yankees were astatine stone bottommost earlier Anthony Volpe’s heroics

To apical it off, nan full crowd began chanting “Volpe” later successful nan game, arsenic nan Yankees were connected their measurement to forcing Game 5, besides successful The Bronx.

“To opportunity nan least, this is overwhelming,’’ Isabelle Volpe. “I tin only ideate really he’s feeling. We’ve been pinching each different done this full thing. You dream astir it, everyone dreams astir it, but nary 1 thinks it’s gonna happen. His difficult work, determination and truthful overmuch support has each led to this insane time.”