Anthony Volpe is a professional baseball player with a net worth of $1.5 million. Volpe is a starting shortstop for the New York Yankees.
The 5 feet 9 inches tall Anthony was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft as the 30th overall pick. MLB Pipeline currently rated him as the No. 5 overall prospect in baseball.
The Yanks invited him to spring training as a non-roster player earlier this year. Volpe made the most of the opportunity, as he was impressed with attributes like power, speed, an aggressive nature, and pure hitting ability.
During spring training, the 21-year-old rising star competed against Oswald Peraza and Isiah Kiner-Falefa for a spot. He is now set to be the Yankees' starting shortstop after making the team's Opening Day roster.
Anthony grew up as a Yankees fan since his whole family, including his grandparents, have rooted for the club since the early days. Volpe will wear jersey number 11 as he embarks on his MLB career.
Anthony Volpe Salary Breakdown
Anthony Volpe signed his first contract with New York Yankees on July 10, 2020, just seven days after being picked in the 2019 MLB Draft.
Volpe received a signing bonus of $2.7 million, including a basic salary from NY to forego his collegiate commitment at Vanderbilt University.
More than three years after the draft, the Yankees have selected the contract option for the emerging shortstop in 2023.
Anthony is currently a pre-arbitration player and will only be eligible for salary arbitration after at least three years of Major League service time.
As a pre-arbitration player, Volpe will earn at least $600,000 in his debut season at Major League Baseball. On top of that, he will also make other performance-based incentives and bonuses.
Anthony Volpe Career Earnings
Volpe made his professional debut with the Pulaski Yankees in minor league baseball after being drafted in 2019.
His first game was against the Princeton Rays on June 25, 2019. He played 34 matches for Pulaski before the COVID outbreak interrupted the 2020 minor league season.
Anthony was then assigned to the Tampa Tarpons of the Low-A Southeast at the beginning of the 2021 season. He appeared in 54 matches for the Tarpons with his last game coming against the Dunedin Blue Jays on May 30, 2021.
During his stint at Pulaski Yankees and Tampa Tarpons, Volpe initially earned $400 per week on average, playing in the Low-A division leagues.
Promotion to Higher Leagues
He continued to sparkle as he was later promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades of High-A East, where he played around 55 games.
Volpe started the 2022 season with the Somerset Patriots of the Double-A Eastern League. He excelled at Somerset with a series of stellar performances including an average of .252 with 18 home runs and 60 RBIs in 109 games.
His earnings increased to $500 per week while playing in the High-A league, and he earned around $600 weekly at Somerset.
The emerging talent was promoted on September 2, 2022, to play in the Triple-A International League, representing the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
He struggled for the first time in his brief career, with more of them coming against the sliders. However, he made slight adjustments and kept on improving with admiring work ethics.
Anthony played 22 games in Tripe-A before being called to the spring training season earlier this year. He earned his highest weekly salary of $700 (approx) simultaneously, playing in the Triple-A league.
Volpe Will Be Wearing Jersey Number 11
Anthony Volpe has just made it to the Yankee's opening-day roster and ecstasy is at the peak for one of the hot baseball prospect in the nation.
Volpe will be lining up in jersey number 11 as a starting shortstop for the MLB's most awaited opening day game. Aaron Boone and Aaron Judge will host San Francisco Giants with Joc Pederson.
Anthony Volpe walk on song is usually 'The Motto' by Tiësto & Ava Max. It will be exciting to see which song he chooses for his debut.
However, some random people peeked into his Instagram account, creating unnecessary controversy regarding who he follows on social media.
Some hate comments were spread out for Volpe regarding politics on Twitter just because he follows republican leader Donald Trump on his social media.
Many Yankees fans and other sensible social media users supported Anthony, stating this argument is entirely baseless.
