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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] 21-year-old shortstop Anthony Volpe, the number one player on the Yankee farm and No. 5 in the top 100 rookies of "MLB Pipeline", is confirmed to be put on the opening list by the Yankees today and will write his own record. It is the youngest player to open a game since Yankees captain Derek Jeter.

Volpe is the shortstop selected by the Yankees with the 30th overall pick in the first round of 2019. He performed poorly in the first year of his career, hitting only 215% in 34 games. In 2010, Volpe's performance improved by leaps and bounds. In a single season, he hit a total of 27 home runs in the minor leagues and was also selected as one of the top 100 rookies.

Last year, Volpe performed poorly in the beginning of the season, but in the end he still delivered a total of 21 home and 50 steals. His mature attack strategy, excellent batting speed, and his maturity on the defensive end made him jump into the top spot in one fell swoop. No. 5 in the top 100 rookies, and also became the number one player in the Yankee farm team.

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Volpe was invited to participate in the major league spring training for the first time this year. He played only 22 games in 3A career last year. He was originally expected to come to spring training to absorb experience. Unexpectedly, Volpe is shooting and playing both ends. Demonstrated the level of the major league level, played 17 games in spring training, surrendered 314 hits, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, and 5 RBIs. Everyone praised him, and the current Yankees captain "Judge" Judge (Aaron Judge) also gave him a very high evaluation.

Today the Yankees officially announced that Volpe will be put on the official Yankees roster and will be in the major leagues at the beginning of the season. After 281 days, the youngest player to land on the official Yankees roster.

If Volpe starts the opening game, he will be the first Yankee player to make his career opening game debut since Hideki Matsui in 2003, and the first since Jerry Lumpe in 1956. A shortstop who made his career debut in the opening game.

"It's been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember," Volpe said. "I'm probably like a lot of other kids my age, my classmates and my teammates. It's our dream. Let the dream be In reality, it’s really hard to describe in words.”

Yankees head coach Aaorn Boone praised him: "He has an energy in the game, and his instincts are obvious. I think when we step back and evaluate, he really meets the needs we have for him. Every request. He absolutely kicked the door in the big leagues on his own and earned that opportunity."

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