Anthony Volpe

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Anthony Volpe

| image = Anthony Volpe (52073955522).jpg

| caption = Volpe with the Somerset Patriots in 2022

| team = New York Yankees

| number = 11

| position = Shortstop

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|28}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = March 30

| debutyear = 2023

| debutteam = New York Yankees

| statleague = MLB

| statyear = May 24, 2025

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .230

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 39

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 148

| stat4label = Stolen bases

| stat4value = 59

| teams =

New York Yankees ({{mlby|2023}}–present)

| awards =

Gold Glove Award (2023)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalGold | {{by|2018}} Panama | Team}}

}}

Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023, winning the American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop in his rookie year.

Early life and amateur career

Volpe was born on April 28, 2001, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Randy |date=March 31, 2023 |title=At 2 hours old, Yankees' Anthony Volpe was prepped for his destiny |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/03/at-2-hours-old-yankees-anthony-volpe-was-prepped-for-his-destiny.html |access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=NJ.com |language=en}} Both of Volpe's parents are doctors. His father, Michael, is a urologist and his mother, Isabelle, is an anesthesiologist.{{Cite web|url=https://pinstripesnation.com/who-is-anthony-volpe-yankees-next-derek-jeter|title=Who is Anthony Volpe, Yankees' next Derek Jeter |publisher=PinstripesNation.com |date=March 31, 2023 |accessdate=April 7, 2023}} Michael is of Italian descent and Isabelle is Filipino. His paternal grandparents were born in Naples, Italy, and his mother was born and raised in the Philippines.{{Cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Oindrila |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Living the dream: A closer look at New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe's heritage |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-is-anthony-volpe-italian-exploring-ethnic-roots-ny-yankees-shortstop |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/27/23/yankees-name-fil-am-volpe-as-opening-day-shortstop|title=Yankees name Fil-Am Anthony Volpe as opening day shortstop|website=news.abs-cbn.com|last=Angeles |first=Steve|date=March 27, 2023|accessdate=May 14, 2023}}

Anthony Volpe lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as a child. His family had partial season tickets to see the New York Yankees and he became a Yankees fan. He attended the Yankees' 2009 World Series championship parade.{{cite news |last=Hoch |first=Bryan |title=Volpe's historic game 'a dream come true' for the lifelong Yankee fan |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-hits-grand-slam-in-world-series-game-4 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=MLB.com |date=October 29, 2024}} Volpe and his family moved to Watchung, New Jersey, when he was in the fourth grade.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-opening-day-faq|title=Volpe FAQ: From Yanks fan to Opening Day shortstop|website=MLB.com}}

Volpe attended Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, where he played for the school's baseball team and was a teammate of Jack Leiter, who is an MLB pitcher.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2019/06/06/new-york-yankees-look-to-team-up-delbarton-school-nj-players-anthony-volpe-jack-leiter-in-future/1363916001/|title=Yankees look to team Delbarton's Anthony Volpe, Jack Leiter again in the Bronx, eventually|website=NorthJersey.com|last=Caldera|first=Pete|date=June 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2019/mlb-draft-delbarton-jack-leiter-antony-volpe|title=Delbarton duo Leiter, Volpe could be selected in first round of MLB Draft|website=USATodayHSS.com|last=Havsy |first=Jane |date=June 3, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-new-jersey-2019-mlb-draft-prospects/|title=Top New Jersey 2019 MLB Draft Prospects|website=www.baseballamerica.com|date=May 28, 2019 }} As a senior, he batted .488 with seven home runs, 34 runs batted in (RBIs), and 17 stolen bases.{{cite web|url=https://www.sny.tv/yankees/news/get-to-know-yankees-2019-first-round-draft-pick-anthony-volpe/307707180|title=Get to know Yankees 2019 first-round draft pick Anthony Volpe|website=SNY.com |date=June 3, 2019}} He was named the 2019 New Jersey High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=16439|title=High School Players of the Year|website=Perfect Game|access-date=April 1, 2020}} Volpe committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.{{cite web|url=https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=404691|title=Anthony Volpe Class of 2019 - Player Profile |website=Perfect Game}}

Professional career

=Minor leagues=

The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round, with the 30th overall selection of the 2019 MLB draft.{{cite web | last=Caldera | first=Pete | title=MLB Draft: Anthony Volpe to New York Yankees at No. 30 overall | website=lohud.com | date=June 4, 2019 | url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2019/06/03/mlb-draft-anthony-volpe-new-york-yankees-no-30-overall-delbarton-nj/1326386001/ | access-date=August 18, 2024}} He signed on June 10, receiving a $2.7 million signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie Advanced Appalachian League.{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2019/06/10/new-york-yankees-first-round-pick-anthony-volpe-plans-sign/1413752001/|title=New York Yankees first-round pick Anthony Volpe signs with team|work=The Record|date=June 10, 2019|accessdate=March 18, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2019/07/08/new-york-yankees-first-round-pick-anthony-volpe-adjusting-pro-baseball/1678148001/|title=New York Yankees' first-round pick Anthony Volpe adjusting to pro baseball|first=John|last=Rowe|website=NorthJersey.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wsls.com/sports/2019/07/12/there-can-only-be-one-the-yankees-first-rounder-anthony-volpes-journey-to-the-plate/|title=There can only be one: The Yankees first rounder Anthony Volpe's journey to the plate|last1=Leonard |first1=Brooke |last2=Dempsey |first2=Maddi|date=July 12, 2019|website=WSLS.com}} Over 34 games, he batted .215 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2020/06/yankees-prospect-anthony-volpe-nj-native-short-on-tools-and-size-but-has-skills-to-overcome-lower-side-pick-rep.html|title = Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe, N.J. Native, short on tools and size, but has skills to overcome 'lower-side pick' rep|website=NJ.com|date = June 6, 2020}} During the COVID-19 shutdown, which resulted in the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, Volpe worked to gain muscle and improve his swing.{{cite web | url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2021/02/how-yankees-prospect-nj-native-anthony-volpe-made-huge-stride-despite-covid-shutdown.html | title=How Yankees prospect, N.J. Native Anthony Volpe made 'huge' stride despite COVID shutdown | website=NJ.com|date=February 10, 2021 }}

Beginning the 2021 season, Volpe was assigned to the Tampa Tarpons of the Low-A Southeast.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2021/06/why-yankees-promote-2-shortstop-prospects-but-not-raking-anthony-volpe.html|title = Why Yankees promote 2 shortstop prospects, but not raking Anthony Volpe|website=NJ.com|date = June 8, 2021}} After slashing .302/.455/.623 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs in 54 games played, he was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades of High-A East.{{cite news |last1=Martelli |first1=A. J. |title=Prized Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe thriving with Hudson Valley Renegades |url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/sports/baseball/minors/2021/08/11/anthony-volpe-yankees-prospect-thriving-hudson-valley-renegades/5541295001/ |access-date=March 26, 2023 |work=Poughkeepsie Journal |date=August 11, 2021 |quote=The trade deadline came and went without any change in locale. Although the Yankees made significant moves, Volpe wasn’t traded. He remained a member of the Hudson Valley Renegades, and has continued to be a major contributor since being promoted to the Fishkill-based club on July 13.}} He spent a full season with the club, hitting 27 home runs and stealing 33 bases. Volpe is the minor leagues' first 20-homer, 50-steal player since Andruw Jones in 1996.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/news/anthony-volpe-jordan-walker-debut-on-opening-day|title=Anthony Volpe debut on opening day |website=MLB.com| date=March 28, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Martelli |first1=A. J. |title=Renegades' Anthony Volpe involved in bizarre ejection on home run |url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/sports/baseball/minors/2021/09/07/hudson-valley-renegades-yankees-prospect-anthony-volpe-bizarre-ejection/5757393001/ |access-date=March 26, 2023 |work=Poughkeepsie Journal |date=September 7, 2021 |quote=Volpe’s home run was his 12th as a member of the Renegades and 24th overall this season. The 20-year-old shortstop was promoted from Low-A Tampa on July 13 and has impressed over the summer with Hudson Valley.}}

The Yankees assigned Volpe to the Somerset Patriots of the Double-A Eastern League for the start of the 2022 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/yankees-no-1-prospect-anthony-volpe-assigned-to-somerset|title=Yankees No. 1 Prospect Anthony Volpe Assigned To Somerset|website=MiLB.com}} On June 26, he hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning against the visiting Hartford Yard Goats. His solo homer delivered the Eastern League Northeast Division first-half title to the Somerset Patriots in a winner-take-all game between the division's top two teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-anthony-volpe-belts-walk-off-homer-for-division-title|title=Volpe's walk-off delivers division to Somerset|website=MLB.com}} In July, he represented the American League at the All-Star Futures Game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-2022-all-star-futures-game|title=Futures Game a confidence validator for Volpe|website=MLB.com}} Volpe batted .252 with 18 home runs and 60 RBIs in 109 games for Somerset and was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League on September 2.{{cite web|last=Holmlund |first=Ted |url=https://nypost.com/2022/09/02/anthony-volpe-promoted-after-yankees-call-up-oswald-peraza/ |title=Anthony Volpe promoted after Yankees call up Oswald Peraza |publisher=NYPost.com |date=September 2, 2022 |accessdate=September 9, 2022}}

=Major leagues=

==2023==

In 2023, the Yankees invited Volpe to spring training as a non-roster player, where he competed with Oswald Peraza for the starting shortstop role.{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2023/02/22/anthony-volpe-yankees-spring-training-stats-oswald-peraza/69926714007/|title=Will NJ native Anthony Volpe, the Yankees' top prospect, play in the Bronx soon?|first=Pete|last=Caldera|work=The Record|date=February 22, 2023|accessdate=March 18, 2023}} On March 26, 2023, the Yankees announced that Volpe had earned a spot on the team's Opening Day roster as the starting shortstop.{{cite news |last1=Hoch |first1=Bryan |title=Yanks' top prospect Volpe makes Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-yankees-opening-day-roster |access-date=March 26, 2023 |work=MLB.com |date=March 26, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Passan |first1=Jeff |title=Yankees top prospect Anthony Volpe makes Opening Day roster |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35959790/yankees-top-prospect-anthony-volpe-makes-opening-day-roster |access-date=March 26, 2023 |work=ESPN.com |date=March 26, 2023}} He recorded his first major league hit in the second game of the season on April 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-anthony-volpe-first-hit-milestone-20230402-5a733of2g5azrotyajigix4hti-story.html |title=Anthony Volpe on his first-career big-league hit: 'Definitely one I won't forget' |publisher=NYDailyNews.com |date=April 17, 2019 |accessdate=April 2, 2023}} On April 14, he hit his first major league home run.{{Cite web |title=Anthony Volpe's first career HR {{!}} April 14, 2023 |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/anthony-volpe-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-center-field-oigeoi |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} On May 10, 2023, he hit his first career grand slam. He became the Yankees' first rookie shortstop to hit a grand slam.{{cite web | last=Hoch | first=Bryan | title=Anthony Volpe hits first career grand slam for Yankees | website=MLB.com | date=May 10, 2023 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-hits-first-career-grand-slam-for-yankees | access-date=December 23, 2024}} On May 13, he set a record as the first player in Yankees history to steal his first 13 career bases without being caught.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Alexander |date=May 14, 2023 |title=Yankees' Anthony Volpe sets impressive franchise record |url=https://empiresportsmedia.com/new-york-yankees/yankees-anthony-volpe-sets-impressive-franchise-record/ |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=empiresportsmedia.com |language=en-US}} On May 23, Volpe had his first walk-off plate appearance when he hit a sac fly to drive in the winning run against the Baltimore Orioles.{{cite web | last=Hoch | first=Bryan | title=Anthony Volpe has first career walk-off RBI | website=MLB.com | date=May 24, 2023 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-first-career-walk-off-rbi | access-date=December 23, 2024}}

Volpe became the 15th MLB rookie to record both 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in the same season.{{cite web | last=Najarian | first=Joe | title=New York Yankees' Promising Rookie Approaching History | website=SI.com| date=August 13, 2023 | url=https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yankees-promising-rookie-approaching-history | access-date=December 23, 2024}} However, his .283 on-base percentage was the worst among qualified MLB players and his strikeout rate was 13th worst in the league.{{Cite web |last=Thosar |first=Deesha |date=April 17, 2024 |title=Three reasons why Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is breaking out |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/three-reasons-why-yankees-shortstop-anthony-volpe-is-breaking-out |access-date=June 9, 2024 |website=Fox Sports}} He finished his rookie season with a .209 batting average, .666 OPS, 21 home runs, 60 RBIs, 24 stolen bases, and 23 doubles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=al&qual=y&type=8&season=2023&month=0&season1=2023&ind=0&sortcol=12&sortdir=asc&pagenum=1|title=Major League Leaderboards - 2023 - Batting|website=FanGraphs Baseball}} He received a single vote in American League Rookie of the Year voting, finishing in eighth place.{{cite web |title=2023 Awards Voting |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2023.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=January 30, 2021 |language=en}} He won the AL Gold Glove Award at shortstop, becoming the first Yankee rookie ever to receive the honor at any position and only the second rookie shortstop to win it, following Houston Astros rookie Jeremy Peña the previous season.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/11/05/sports/yankees-anthony-volpe-wins-historic-gold-glove/|title=Yankees' Anthony Volpe wins historic Golf Glove to cap rookie season|last=Joyce|first=Greg|date=November 5, 2023|website=New York Post|access-date=November 9, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-wins-2023-gold-glove-award-at-shortstop|title=Volpe becomes 1st Yankees rookie to win Gold Glove|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=November 5, 2023|website=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|access-date=November 9, 2023}}

==2024==

Volpe worked to refine his offense in the offseason, leveling his swing to improve his bat control in the upper part of the zone. He quickly improved his offensive profile to start the 2024 season, cutting his strikeout rate in half while increasing his walk rate and on-base percentage through the first two months of play. On April 1, 2024, he recorded his first four-hit game.{{Cite news |last=Kirschner |first=Chris |date=April 2, 2024 |title=Yankees' Anthony Volpe's at-bats 'look dangerous' in Year 2 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5384785/2024/04/02/yankees-anthony-volpe-hits-diamondbacks/ |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} In May, he recorded a 21-game hitting streak, the longest by a Yankees player in over a decade.{{Cite web |last=Hickey |first=Kevin |date=May 31, 2024 |title=New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe snaps hitting streak at 21 games |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yankees/news/new-york-yankees-anthony-volpe-hitting-streak-snapped/10f5d8135446acfd83b6da4a |access-date=June 9, 2024 |website=Sporting News}} The streak cemented his role as the team's regular lead-off hitter through the first half of the season. He was moved down in the lineup in July following a long offensive slump.{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Mark W. |date=July 4, 2024 |title=Yankees demote Anthony Volpe from leadoff spot as brutal stretch continues |url=https://nypost.com/2024/07/04/sports/yankees-demote-anthony-volpe-from-leadoff-spot-after-brutal-stretch/ |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=New York Post}} He finished the regular season with a .243 batting average, .657 OPS, 12 home runs, 60 RBI, and 28 stolen bases.{{cite web |title=Anthony Volpe Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/anthony-volpe-683011 |website=MLB.com |access-date=November 8, 2024}}

In his first postseason, Volpe recorded a .287 batting average and .815 OPS with five stolen bases. In Game 4 of the 2024 World Series, he hit a grand slam, becoming the first player with four RBIs and two stolen bases in a World Series game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-hits-grand-slam-in-world-series-game-4|title=Volpe's historic game 'a dream come true' for the lifelong Yankee fan|website=MLB.com|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|date=October 29, 2024|accessdate=October 30, 2024}}