Anthony Volpe makes history in his first week in the majors with the Yankees [Video]

Anthony Volpe has started his Major League career with the New York Yankees in the best possible way, managing to write his name in baseball history after playing just three games, showing why he is considered the number one prospect on his team and the fifth in the MLB according to Pipeline.

During Sunday’s game in which the Yankees shut out the San Francisco Giants 6-0, Volpe collected his third stolen base of the season and became just the fifth player to steal at least one base in each of his three first meetings in the majors since 1901.

The 21-year-old, who is also the first to record this statistic since Billy Hamilton did it in 2013, let it be known that a large part of this achievement is thanks to the work done by the coaching staff and the staff in charge of studying the plays. and your chances of success.

“I think a lot of the credit goes to our coaching staff and the staff who do the stealing reports. … We want it to be as small a risk as possible. I think the modern game has moved away from stealing”, expressed the rookie of the New York team.

In this sense, the shortstop and ninth bat for the Yankees, recognized that he has adapted well and has been able to take advantage of his abilities because he likes to generate pressure on pitchers when he is on base and thus help his teammates drive runs. in an easier way.

“I really wanted to get to the third. And it ended up happening (…) It was an easier pushing opportunity, especially late in the game. In those situations, I want to put pressure and extend the lead. Every race matters”, declared Volpe, who has already begun to win the affection of Bronx fans.

It should be noted that base stealing is one of the greatest qualities of the rookie who has been proportionally increasing his quotas in this line. In 2021 he stole 33 bases in the minor leagues and in 2022 he had 50.

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