Castillo quickly handed over the baseball to the stadium officials, who put together a fan-experience package to get back Volpe’s keepsake.
Castillo said he was offered autographs, photos with Volpe after the game, a clubhouse tour and tickets to a future game with a chance to watch batting practice on the field. Marvin Castillo poses with Anthony Volpe after the game.“My wife had said, ‘Maybe we could leave the game early to go look at sheets,’ ” Castillo said.
“I have to get [the ball] inscribed,” Volpe said before meeting Castillo. “Definitely have to give a shout-out to the family that gave it up.” “I’m super excited for his career,” said Castillo, who was on hand for Volpe’s MLB debut. “We showed him so much love on Opening Day. Happy to have a young, native guy at shortstop.” Michelle Farsi for the NY PostHis ears quickly were flooded with advice from fans reminding him that baseball might be worth a lot of money one day if Volpe goes on to have the kind of long, successful career that is expected of No. 1 prospects.
“As a diehard Yankees fan, I’m not going to take that away from Volpe,” Castillo said. “I let the Yankees know from jump that I was going to give it back to him.” “I wouldn’t be a fan if it wasn’t for him,” he said. “I was about six when we came to my first game and Joe DiMaggio was driving around on a cart. But this is my best moment at the stadium just to feel the love and excitement from other Yankees fans.
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