The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are once again renewing their rivalry on the October stage. The hated rivals will face off in a three-game Wild Card series to determine the Toronto Blue Jays' ALDS opponent. Through four innings, the Yankees hold a narrow 1-0 lead. That margin is thanks to New York shortstop Anthony Volpe , who silenced his critics with a laser-like solo home run in the second inning. ClutchPoints posted the powerful blast into the right field seats via X, formerly Twitter. Expand Tweet

“Anthony Volpe GOES YARD for the Yankees lead 💥,” posted the sports-focused site Tuesday evening.

The Volpe solo shot was big for a few reasons. Most notably, it certainly silenced some of his doubters. The Yankees' shortstop excelled once October rolled around last year,

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