Former player Bucky Dent of the New York Yankees is introduced during the New York Yankees’ 72nd Old Timers Day game in 2018. Getty Images. Volpe loves playing shortstop in New York.

On the morning of Oct. 2, 1978, Bucky Dent woke up with 22 career home runs. He was a 26-year-old shortstop in his sixth major league season, and considering the mythos that would be built up ...

FOR BUCKY DENT, THE dream was born when he was no more than 5 or 6 years old. Every day, his brother would take him to a park and teach him how to run and tackle, how to catch and throw.

In 1978, Bucky Dent and Ron Guidry stepped up to lead the Yankees past the Red Sox and into the playoffs. Lessons they learned that day can translate for the current club.

Bucky Dent, beloved in New York, waves before a game against the Astros at Yankee Stadium in 2023. (Adam Hunger / Getty Images) In some instances, the fan bases take a geographic rivalry more ...

BOSTON — Of course he monitored the multiple ballgames Sunday afternoon, and of course his phone blew up when the results of those games produced the first one-game, Yankees-Red Sox, “winner ...

Even after four decades, Bucky (Effin') Dent is both celebrated and hated in baseball circles for his epic late-game homer against the Red Sox in 1978.

Bucky Dent tells The Post why the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry will never fade By . Steve Serby. Published June 6, 2025, 9:07 p.m. ET. Reggie Jackson and Bucky Dent embrace in a locker room after a ...

Dent joins NBA legend Larry Johnson on the slate of scheduled guests. More guests will be revealed soon. Bucky will sign ...

Dent, who owns the most famous swing ever by a Yankees shortstop, has noted what others have: a loopy swing with an uppercut that is vulnerable to pitches at the top of the strike zone.