Derek Jeter Shoutouts Anthony Volpe Before Yankees Season Opener

Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter spent his entire 20 year career as a New York Yankee. On Weds Sept. 8, 2021 Jeter will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Derek Jeter

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(New York, NY) — From one shortstop to another.

New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter gave a shoutout to Anthony Volpe Wednesday morning on Twitter, one day before the MLB regular season.

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

Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter spent his entire 20 year career as a New York Yankee. On Weds Sept. 8, 2021 Jeter will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Derek Jeter

Volpe officially won the Yankees’ starting shortstop competition over the weekend and will make his highly anticipated big-league debut on Thursday against the Giants in Yankee Stadium. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters Volpe will likely bat ninth.

After he got the news that he made the team, Volpe said he “was probably pretty blacked out.” “If I had a heart-rate monitor on, it would probably be my max ever heart rate,” the Yankees shortstop added.

Mar 12, 2023; Fort Myers, Florida, USA; New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (77) homers against the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning during spring training at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

The 21-year-old enters the season with just 22 games of Triple-A experience and no major league action.

The NJ Native was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2019 draft. According to MLB.com, the shortstop is the Bombers top prospect in the organization.