Bleacher Report · Mar 26, 2023
Yankees' Top Prospect Anthony Volpe Makes 2023 Opening Day Roster
The time has finally come for Anthony Volpe to make his mark in the Bronx. The Yankees' top prospect was named Sunday to the team's Opening Day roster, perhaps marking the start of a new era for the organization.
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Volpe, 21, is the No. 5 prospect in all of baseball and has positioned himself as the front-runner for the starting shortstop job after a great spring training. He is slashing .314/.417/.647 with a 1.064 OPS in 17 games.
Fans have been clamoring for the youngster to make the Opening Day roster for the last few weeks. If he does start at shortstop, he'd be the youngest Yankee to do since Derek Jeter in 1996.