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DWIGHT, IS THAT YOU? — It's important that everyone knows how to perform CPR.
Fortunately, there are many classes and programs out there to help individuals learn the life-saving skill should you encounter the rare moment where you have to actually perform CPR.
On Monday, rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe of the New York Yankees took part in one of the community classes that happened to be at Yankees Stadium, according to a video posted (and reposted to Twitter) by the organization to social media. As the video pans over to the shortstop, he is fully engaged with the practice dummy — like, full send.
While TV doesn't often portray how hard an individual has to push into the chest of someone when performing CPR, Volpe is out there pushing through to the dummy's soul. Needless to say, but it seems Volpe will do whatever it takes to get the heart pumping again.
Hopefully, he's just out there on the field making outs and hitting dingers to left field next time.
And unlike Dwight Schrute from "The Office" — one of the greatest moments in TV — they won't have to harvest the dummy's organs.
Even though we joke, be safe out there this holiday season, and make sure you're well-equipped with the vital (literally) skill of CPR.
I'm crying Volpe really thought he was saving someone's life pic.twitter.com/oRCmHff3pq
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 3, 2023
