![]() ![]() Imagine this back page story: A kid born in New York City who grew up rooting for the Yankees helps lead his favorite team to its first World Series title since 2009. The Yankees entered spring training calling the shortstop job an open competition - and Volpe was so impressive, he earned the leap to the majors after just 22 games in Triple-A. On Thursday, the 21-year-old became the youngest Yankee to start on Opening Day since Derek Jeter, his childhood hero growing up in Manhattan and later Watchung, New Jersey. Their son - shortstop Anthony Volpe - is indeed the talk of the town. "We just kind of look at each other like, 'Wow.'" "Now it's like, 'Oh my God, they're talking about my son,'" Isabelle says. But recently, there's been a new topic to discuss. ![]() And when Isabelle went into labor on April 27, 2001, the couple watched the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics on television at Mount Sinai Hospital before she gave birth to their son the next morning.įor years, Michael called into those local shows to give his take on the team, one of countless callers discussing who the Yankees should pursue in free agency or whether GM Brian Cashman was doing enough at the trade deadline. They were the couple who would sleep outside Yankee Stadium when playoff tickets went on sale. When the couple met at SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn in 1990, they bonded over their New York Yankees fandom, trading trivia questions and going on dates in the bleachers. WHEN ISABELLE DE LEON and Michael Volpe drive to and from work in Manhattan each day, turning on sports talk radio is automatic: WFAN's Boomer Esiason in the morning, ESPN New York's Michael Kay on the way home. ![]() Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is the talk of New York You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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