In 2024, Volpe became the ninth Yankee to hit a grand slam in the World Series, and the first to do so with his team trailing. The Game 4 victory against the Dodgers was a night that the shortstop will never forget — Yankees fans make sure of it whenever they meet him. Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Great Bambino, Babe Ruth, hit 15 World Series homers in his career, but not one of them came with the bases loaded. Lou Gehrig, who held the Major League record for grand slams for nearly eight decades, never hit one in the Fall Classic (although he did have an even-rarer inside-the-park home run in the 1928 Series). Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio played in 10 Fall Classics, homering in seven of them — but nary a grand slam.

Just making it to the World Series is a rare feat for most ballplayers,

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