"It’s amazing, it’s amazing, it’s amazing," she told The Post before her son hit his first major league home run as the Yankees extended their winning streak to nine games with a 7-1 rout of the Twins. In a sweep this week of the rival Red Sox, three victories that enabled the Yankees to leapfrog Boston in the standings, Andrew took center stage. "I wanted Major League Baseball to see what my son can do, especially defensively," his father, Ken Velazquez Sr., said. When he was 10 years old, Andrew had a birthday party at the old Yankee Stadium and toured the field. He found himself without a team following the season, and signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in December.

Source: Fox News August 22, 2021 14:15 UTC