It took about a week for Yankees top prospect Anthony Volpe to make a big impact in Triple-A.
The 21-year-old shortstop blasted his first two home runs with the RailRiders on Thursday night during a 7-2 victory over the host Durham Bulls.
The former Delbarton star — who was called up to the RailRiders on Sept. 2 after fellow prospect Oswald Peraza was promoted to the majors — belted solo home runs in the fifth and seventh innings to help propel Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to the win.
Anthony Volpe hits the second of his two homers in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 7-2 win over Durham. @swbrailriders/TwitterVolpe, who was selected in the first round (No. 30 pick) of the 2019 MLB Draft, has thrived offensively since his promotion, hitting .440. with an OPS (on-base, plus slugging) of 1.260.
Before his promotion, Volpe hit .252 with 18 homers and 60 RBIs in 109 games and 492 plate appearances with Double-A Somerset Patriots this season. He also had 31 doubles, three triples and 44 stolen bases to go along with an .820 OPS.
Volpe is the No. 5 prospect in baseball, according to MLB.com.
