No, nobody’s expecting Anthony Volpe to be Derek Jeter. But Volpe has arrived, at age 21, and will jog out to his position on Opening Day to hold down one of the most prestigious positions in sports.
On more than one occasion, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has had to stand in front of reporters and explain why, not over one winter but two, on a free-agent shortstop crop that might not be equaled for decades. It was a grim juxtaposition – the big-money Yankees saying no thanks, over the years, to Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Javy Baez, Trevor Story, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts, even as their club was obviously not good enough to win a World Series.
Had Volpe not emerged – had he not struck 21 home runs with an .802 OPS in 2022 as he conquered Class AA and finished up at Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – those words would ring hollow. Had he not snatched the position decisively this spring, as Turner landed in Philly, Correa back in Minnesota and Bogaerts in San Diego, leaving a potentially large serving of Kiner-Falefa this year, a Yankee season already clouded by pitching injuries might seem even less certain.
Volpe, you see, is a Tri-State kid, pride of Watchung, New Jersey, and Morristown’s Delbarton School, from where you can reach Yankee Stadium in less than an hour, with cooperation from various bridges and thoroughfares. He attended Jeter’s last All-Star Game at the old Yankee Stadium in 2014 and wore No. 7 as a tribute to Mickey Mantle, his grandfather’s favorite player.
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