Anthony Volpe is only 21 years old and will be the starting shortstop on the New York Yankees this season. He earned a congratulations from Derek Jeter.
New York Yankees Anthony Volpe at 2nd base in the top of the 5th inning while playing the Washington Nationals during a spring training game at George Steinbrenner Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2023.
Jeter got his start with the Yankees when he was 21 years old as well. While he may have grown up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey – about 36 miles north of Watchung, where Volpe was born. Derek Jeter, #2 of the New York Yankees, looks on during batting practice prior to the start of a Major League Baseball game circa 1995 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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