Yankees Anthony Volpe takes advantage of playoff shot: Its all hands on deck

Anthony Volpe sure looked comfortable in his first playoff start at second base while delivering a key hit and sacrifice bunt in a 9-0 win over Boston in Game 1 of the wild card series at the Stadium.It was a highlight in a rocky season for the one-time shortstop of the future for the Yankees, who bounced from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to The Bronx and all around the infield in a wild season.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

Now he looks like he could be a key piece to a potential playoff run.“I’m just in the moment and ready to go,’’ Volpe said.“Everything that happened, happened.

… It’s all hands on deck.”His path to Game 1 included offseason surgery to repair his left shoulder a little less than a year ago, followed by a minor league rehab assignment that began in April before he was optioned to the minors when he failed to show enough to merit a trip back to The Bronx at short.When he finally got back to the majors, it came because José Caballero, who replaced Volpe at short, was hurt.And after more than one trip back to the minors, Volpe didn’t play his first major league game at second base until this month.“It was frustrating,’’ Volpe said.“As bad as it was, it was a good opportunity.”“Credit to him,’’ Aaron Boone said prior to the game.

“It was an incredibly difficult situation, but that’s why I always [say], we live in the moment so much.It’s a snapshot in such a long grind of the season.

There’s gonna be good times, bad times, twists and turns.A lot of times, the cream usually rises to the top.”The Yankees went with Volpe over lefty-swinging Jazz Chisholm Jr.

against Boston left-hander Payton Tolle, with Volpe having started at second just 11 times in the majors before Tuesday night.Still, infield coach Dan Fiorito expressed confidence that Volpe would be solid wherever he was asked to play.“I ...