Jose Alvarado, who grew up in the Roberto Clemente …

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Jose Alvarado, who grew up in the Roberto Clemente projects in Williamsburg, said the positive to being the only native New Yorker on the team is he can show city kids “that there is hope.” When asked what it’s like to be the sole player from NYC, Alvarado, 28, said “it’s the best.” “Especially when you win a championship,” he told The Post from the ESPYs red carpet at the Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. “It’s cool being home and being a kid from here and just to experience all this.”

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