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Anthony Volpe strode to the plate for a pivotal seventh-inning at-bat Wednesday night, even as the overwhelming evidence — and the fans’ opinions — pointed to a change.

Trailing by three runs and with just eight outs remaining in their season, the Yankees could hardly afford to waste one and Volpe’s at-bats had almost become automatic strikeouts.

Yet manager Aaron Boone stuck with his embattled shortstop in what would be a season-ending 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the ALDS .

Volpe struck out in what would be his last at-bat of a historically awful ALDS that saw him become the fir

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