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Yankees have had their eyes on Anthony Volpe for a long time

TORONTO — Damon Oppenheimer made it clear what he was hearing about the Yankees’ first-round pick Anthony Volpe came from others — but what the team’s scouting director heard was impressive.

“In talking to our scouts and scouts from other organizations, the names they always throw at you is: This is [Alex] Bregman, this is Michael Young, this is Trevor Story-type players when they were coming out at the same stage,’’ Oppenheimer said before the Yankees’ 6-2 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. “I try not to make comparisons. They are their own each guy.