Anthony Volpe
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| New York Yankees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: April 28, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the New York Yankees organization.
Career[]
Amateur career[]
Volpe attended Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, where he was a teammate of Jack Leiter.[1][2][3] As a senior, he hit .488 with seven home runs, 34 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases.[4] He was named the 2019 New Jersey High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game.[5] Volpe committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.[6]
Professional career[]
Volpe was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8] He signed on June 10 for $2.7 million and made his professional debut with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie Advanced Appalachian League.[9][10][11] Over 34 games, he batted .215 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.[12] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Tampa Tarpons of the Low-A Southeast.[13] After slashing .302/.455/.623 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs across 54 games, he was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades of the High-A East.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Yankees look to team Delbarton's Anthony Volpe, Jack Leiter again in the Bronx, eventually".
- ^ "Delbarton duo Leiter, Volpe could be selected in first round of MLB Draft". June 3, 2019.
- ^ Staff, B. A. "Top New Jersey 2019 MLB Draft Prospects". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "Get to know Yankees 2019 first-round draft pick Anthony Volpe". SNY.
- ^ "High School Players of the Year". Perfect Game. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Volpe Class of 2019 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA". Perfect Game.
- ^ "Yankees pick Anthony Volpe at No. 30 overall in the 2019 MLB Draft". lohud.com.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (June 4, 2019). "Yankees select N.J. native Anthony Volpe in MLB draft".
- ^ "New York Yankees first-round pick Anthony Volpe signs with team". North Jersey.
- ^ Rowe, John. "New York Yankees' first-round pick Anthony Volpe adjusting to pro baseball". North Jersey Media Group.
- ^ Dempsey, Brooke Leonard, Maddi (July 12, 2019). "There can only be one: The Yankees first rounder Anthony Volpe's journey to the plate". WSLS.
- ^ "Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe, N.J. Native, short on tools and size, but has skills to overcome 'lower-side pick' rep". June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Why Yankees promote 2 shortstop prospects, but not raking Anthony Volpe". June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Moves up to High-A".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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