OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR ANDREW VELAZQUEZ

Andrew Velazquez got a shot. Andrew Velazquez is shining for the Yankees right now.

Last night in what was the past play of the game to sweep the Boston Red Sox, he made a play at short to literally bury the Sox for good.

ANDREW VELAZQUEZ OH MY GOD THE KID FROM THE BRONX FINISHES OFF THE SWEEP OF THE RED SOX

RIZZO WHAT A SCOOP pic.twitter.com/C4YOCMIdFP

— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) August 19, 2021

As BYB reader Tony Zeppieri tweeted...

He's right to ask that question... I mean, can we?

The New York Post writes:

"When Velazquez and the returning Anthony Rizzo teamed for a superb final play, the Yankees secured a 5-2 victory over the rival Red Sox, closing out a three-game sweep against their former tormentors and — thanks to the White Sox’s 3-2 triumph over the A’s in Chicago — carving out exclusive possession of the top American League wild-card slot.

They did so with Velazquez, 27, who delivered a pair of RBI singles in addition to his game-ending glovework, earning the cherished championship wrestling belt, which sparked him to offer a heartfelt speech to his teammates.

“In that locker room, with those guys, I’ve dreamt of doing what I just did,” Velazquez said, recounting his words. “In real life, it was way better.”...

“I was just ready for anything there, anything on the ground,” Velazquez said. “I didn’t know if Rougie was going to make a play on it, so I just wanted to see what was going to happen there. And then when I got it, I said, ‘You know what? I’m gonna throw it as hard and as low as I can so that Rizzo can just pick it. If not, I would’ve thrown it in the family section in the second deck.”

Dreams come true and this kid got a shot and ran with it.  And by the way, don't look now...

The Yanks are just 5 games back out of first place. Anything can happen with this team right now... anything.