Diehard Yankees fan Nick Turturro on how team gets back to World Series, sudden TikTok fame

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LAS VEGAS – Before Nick Turturro became an Emmy Award-winning star on the television series "NYPD Blue" and starred in "The Longest Yard," he was first and foremost a New York Yankees fan.

Turturro made an appearance at the Parlor Games Celebrity Basketball Classic at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas Saturday and gave some insight to Fox News Digital about how his beloved Yankees are going to make it back to the World Series.

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Nick Turturro speaks on stage during the Rally For Kids Scavenger Cup In Toronto Oct. 26, 2018. (George Pimentel/Getty Images)

After winning Saturday night, the Yankees improved to 15-6 and had a 1 ½-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East while riding an eight-game winning streak.

"First, you gotta win a series in the playoffs. It’s all about pitching. After pitching, they get a little timely hitting, and they don’t rely on just home run or nothing. Maybe then we can make a serious run for the World Series. It’s time," the Brooklyn, New York, native said. 

"We’ve been waiting a long time. But you know, you gotta do it in the postseason. They’ve come up short a lot. We’ll see. They’ve got a good bullpen, got a couple improvements. (Anthony) Rizzo is a big addition. I’m cautiously optimistic."

The failure of the Yankees’ front office to reach a long-term contract extension with slugger Aaron Judge has fans concerned about whether the outfielder will still be with the team come the winter.

But Turturro said he wasn’t sounding the alarm just yet.

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