Yankee Anthony Rizzo loves this NJ town especially

Ace Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo could fill his own World Series rooting section with only relatives from a small North Jersey town — where he always bats a thousand.

“Me and my brother Frank and my sister-in-law Dorothea — we have a ritual where we have to sit during the game,” said Michael Rizzo, who is proudly watching nephew Anthony and the Bombers battle the L.A. Dodgers for a series . ring.

Michael, 67, a retired New York City union construction worker, told The Post that the family watched Anthony, 35, at the 2016 World Series when he was with the Chicago Cubs.

Michael said, “We have to sit in the same spot” as we did in 2016, when the Cubs ended their 108-year title drought.

Anthony, the son of Lyndhurst natives John Rizzo and Lori Rapisardi Rizzo, was born and raised in Parkland, Florida — but “every holiday, every holiday they were always here,” the uncle said of the family.

Michael is one of dozens of Rizzo relatives still living in Lyndhurst, a town of about 23,000 that lies about 16 miles from the home Ruth built.

“My father had 10 brothers and sisters. The only person who really survived was my brother Johnny (Anthony’s father),” Michael said in a phone interview, noting that he himself “had eight siblings.

“We have a lot of cousins, nieces and nephews, and I would say 90% of them are still in Lyndhurst. “It’s a big family, it’s a huge support for (Anthony),” the uncle said.

Another Michael Rizzo, 46, a family friend but no relation, said, “Wherever I go, when they hear my name is Rizzo, they immediately ask if I’m Anthony Rizzo. “Related.”

The elder Michael Rizzo said that when Anthony was flown to New York in July 2021, it was a “dream come true” for his family and friends.

“We were very happy. Probably 90% of us are Yankee fans,” the uncle said. “Even those who are not, they are definitely in favor of it. That’s a family thing.

“It’s a dream to be a ball player for the Yankees.”

Darius Hughes, 56, Rizzo’s relative and a social-studies teacher at Lyndhurst Middle School, where the younger Michael Rizzo is principal, said of Anthony, “His grandfather didn’t live to see it, but he would have been very proud.”

The elder Michael Rizzo remembered seeing his 12-year-old nephew practice with the Lyndhurst All-Star team he coached when Anthony was in town.

“I had to put everybody in the outfield because of how hard he was hitting the ball – and how far he was hitting it,” Chacha said.

Receiving gifts from the local Lyndhurst pastry shop was always a pleasurable experience for Anthony when he was young – and it still is, relatives said.

“The first thing he goes to after visiting family is the pastry shop” for baked goods and Italian ice, said his uncle Michael.

The slugger is particularly fond of the bakery’s Pignoli cookies and its Yum-Yum Vanilla and Chocolate Ice, which are served together and are now named in his honor after reaching the majors.

“That’s usually what he gets. We always have it,” said Lyndhurst Pastry Shop co-owner Jerry Lanzerotti, whose family has run the business since 1947.

According to Darlene Maevsky, Butch Lanzerotti’s daughter and Jerry’s niece, if the Yankees erase their current two-game deficit and win their 28th World Series, the pastry shop will do something special to celebrate.

He quipped, “My father was a die-hard Mets fan – and now he’s a Yankees fan.”

Anthony’s uncle Michael said he’ll be enjoying some pastry shop ice and Pignoli cookies while cheering on his nephew when the Yankees take on the Dodgers in The Bronx on Monday night.

“For me he is like a second captain of the team with his experience,” he said. “But that’s uncle talking.”