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The young New York Yankees duo made baseball history in Game 4 of the World Series.

The young New York Yankees duo made baseball history in Game 4 of the World Series.

The New York Yankees continued their season Tuesday night by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees are still down 3-1, but they extended their season by at least one more day, and that’s all they can ask for at this point.

Typically, the Yankees’ lineup is filled with veterans like Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, but in Game 4 the focus was on young players. Sophomore Anthony Volpe went 2-for-3 with a grand slam, four RBIs, three runs scored and two stolen bases. Rookie catcher Austin Wells went 2-for-3 with a homer and a steal.

According to Yankees statistical expert Katie Sharp, the duo of Volpe and Wells made unique World Series history.

Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe are the first teammates age 25 or younger in MLB history to each hit a HR and steal a base in the same World Series game.

Volpe is hitting .273 in the playoffs, while Wells is hitting just .130. The Yankees had nine hits in total and capitalized by scoring five runs in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach.

The two teams will meet again in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. This will be the last game of the year New York as the series will move to Los Angeles if necessary for Games 6 and 7.

First pitch will be at 8:08 pm ET.

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