Andrew Velazquez has spent plenty of time at Yankee Stadium, but he never had a day like Tuesday.

The Bronx native belted a two-run single and made a pair of terrific plays at shortstop in the Yankees’ 5-3, seven-inning win over the Red Sox in the first game of Tuesday’s split doubleheader. He also got the assist on the final out of the nightcap, a 2-0 Yankees victory, after coming in for defense.

Asked about being back at the Stadium, where he spent time as a fan growing up in the Morris Park portion of The Bronx, Velazquez joked: “Another day. Just better seats.”

The Fordham Prep grad said he had 11 close friends and family members in the stands.

“It was good to have them there to witness that,’’ Velazquez said.

The 27-year-old called the afternoon “a culmination of a lot of things. A lot of hard times in baseball, but a lot of good times. That one hit made everything worth it.”

He was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 9 to replace Gleyber Torres, who remains on the injured list with a sprained left thumb. And judging by the brace Torres wore while taking part in agility drills Tuesday morning, Velazquez figures to be around a while longer.

Torres said he is still in pain. Manager Aaron Boone has said Torres won’t begin any baseball activities until he’s pain-free.

Gio Urshela also out with a strained left hamstring, so Velazquez has gotten plenty of time at short, with Tyler Wade and Rougned Odor at third, because the Yankees prefer to keep DJ LeMahieu at second base until he’s fully healed from the triceps injury he has dealt with since late last month.

That all has led to Velazquez becoming one of an increasing number of surprising contributors to the Yankees’ second half run to the playoffs.

The seventh-round pick in 2012 of the Diamondbacks, Velazquez had played in the majors for Rays, Indians and Orioles before he signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in the offseason.

He said he ended up with the Yankees because he appreciated their ability to develop players, as well as their approach to hitting, which he said is “hitting strikes hard. It’s as simple as it gets.”

That’s what he did in the bottom of the second of Game 1 against right-hander Tanner Houck. With two out and two on, the switch-hitter sent a single to center from the left side to drive in two runs.

He already had impacted the game in the top of the first on defense.

With two out and Hunter Renfroe on first, Rafael Devers hit a ball to the right side of the infield, where it was fielded by Odor, who had shifted from third base. Devers beat it out for a single and Renfroe tried to get to third, which had been left uncovered, but Luke Voit threw to a running Velazquez, who chased down Renfroe for the third out.

Velazquez credited Voit with the throw, saying the first baseman “led me like a quarterback hitting a slot receiver.”

Then he made a nice backhanded play and strong throw to first to get Devers in the sixth on a grounder to his right — although he didn’t quite make the jump throw like his favorite player, Derek Jeter, used to do.

“Look, we saw this in spring training,” Boone said. “It’s a guy we all liked. … He gives us some versatility and speed.”

And on Tuesday, a key hit and defense.