Derek Jeter provides shoutout to Anthony Volpe earlier than Yankees debut

The Yankees’ most up-to-date franchise shortstop has a message for what the staff hopes will probably be their subsequent one.

Derek Jeter gave a shoutout to Anthony Volpe Wednesday morning on Twitter, someday earlier than the 21-year-old from Watchung, N.J. is ready to make his MLB debut at shortstop in The Bronx.

“Congratulations @Volpe_Anthony,” Jeter wrote. “There’s nothing like enjoying shortstop for the New York Yankees.”

Volpe, the Yankees’ high prospect, won the team’s shortstop competition with a powerful all-around efficiency all through spring coaching.

The Yankees definitely have excessive hopes for Volpe, although it’s unfair at this stage to anticipate him to be the following Jeter.

Jeter, the 1996 AL Rookie of the 12 months, led the Yankees to 5 World Sequence titles and earned 14 All-Star nods.

His No. 2 was retired by the Yankees and was enshrined within the Corridor of Fame in 2021.

After he received the information that he made the staff on Sunday from supervisor Aaron Boone, Volpe mentioned he “was most likely fairly blacked out.”

“If I had a heart-rate monitor on, it might most likely be my max ever coronary heart fee,” Volpe mentioned.

Volpe beat out fellow prospect Oswald Peraza and veteran incumbent Isiah Kiner-Falefa for the job.

The Yankees had an inkling early in camp that Volpe would separate himself.

“We knew IKF might defend it, we knew Peraza might take it and we knew Volpe might rise above all of them,” Yankees common supervisor Brian Cashman mentioned Monday. “All of us had been open-minded to seeing how it might play out. Anyone watching can’t deny the truth that Anthony received that battle and he’s earned that shot.”