Austin Hays flies out to right field to Aaron Judge.ġ run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Anthony Santander grounds out to shortstop, Anthony Volpe to Anthony Rizzo. Adley Rutschman grounds out to shortstop, Anthony Volpe to Anthony Rizzo. "I just want to go out and play and have fun.Orioles fourth. "Being in camp and being with this group of guys.I just want to go out and compete,'' said Volpe. In the family album, there's a photo of a young Volpe next to Yankees icon Derek Jeter, at a baseball clinic.Īs a kid, Volpe attended games at Yankee Stadium, so "it's super surreal'' to think about being introduced with the Yankees on Opening Day and trotting out to Jeter's former home at shortstop. He’s a good player with good tools and a deluxe makeup.'' Next stop, Yankee Stadium Scouting director Damon Oppenheimer, who drafted Volpe, called him "the kind of guy you bet on over time. "It was a big decision, but it's what I wanted.'' "This moment was kind of what I worked my whole life for,'' said Volpe, who passed up a scholarship to Vanderbilt for the opportunity to start his career with the Yankees as a first-round draft pick. My parents were pretty emotional,'' said Volpe, drafted in the first round (30th overall) out of Delbarton School in 2019. Outside in the dugout, a few minutes later, Volpe took photos with ecstatic family members, including his parents and grandparents.
Watch Aaron Boone tell Anthony Volpe he made Yankees' roster: "You earned it,'' Boone said as they exchanged hugs, with Cashman, bench coach Carlos Mendoza and batting coach Dillon Lawson following suit. Then, Boone extended a hand and welcomed him to the majors. In the office, Boone began by mentioning that Volpe had excelled in spring training, but that he'd played just 22 games at Triple-A and it was a tough decision. "There's an energy he plays the game with and an instinct that's evident.'' A nervous moment, then a celebration "He earned the respect of the veterans in the room. "(Volpe) really checked every box we could have had for him and absolutely kicked the door in,'' said manager Aaron Boone.īeyond Volpe's performance, "all the other things we'd been hearing about showed up,'' said Boone. With a surplus of infielders on the Yankees, including last year's Opening Day shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa as a utility player, Peraza will open the year at shortstop with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre he was optioned Sunday. "He's earned the right to take that spot.'' He should be congratulated,'' said general manager Brian Cashman.
"Anthony Volpe came into camp and took this position. Both players played above average defensively. 314 (16-for-51) in 17 Grapefruit League games, with a 1.064 OPS, six doubles, a triple, three homers, eight walks and five stolen bases in five attempts. Volpe was simply a force during exhibition play, batting. Volpe did not enter camp as the favorite to win the regular shortstop job Oswald Peraza, 22, was the consensus pick, having a developmental edge and big-league experience in 2022, including playoff starts. 'VOLPE'S ON DECK': How Yankees knew Anthony Volpe would go from New Jersey to the Bronx Anthony Volpe 'checked every box' Obviously, it was a goal (to make the team)." "I was happy and confident that it would all work out in the end. "I just tried to be as prepared as I could,'' Volpe said of his camp approach. At 21, the kid who grew up as a Yankees fan in Watchung will be at shortstop on Thursday afternoon, Opening Day at Yankee Stadium.
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