Volpe continues ascension in strong 2022

The 30th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, Anthony Volpe was slow out of the gate due to a case of mononucleosis. But he blew away all expectations in his first full pro season in 2021. MLB Pipeline named him the Hitting Prospect of the Year after he batted .294/.423/.604 with 27 homers and 33 steals in 109 games between Single-A and High-A, a hot streak that continued into 2022. Volpe features plus-plus speed and solid power, leaving Yankees fans dreaming of a future 30-30 star at the shortstop position.

Age: 21
MLB rank: 5
Team: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A)
ETA: 2023
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Oct. 5: Volpe wraps strong 2022 at Triple-A
Anthony Volpe completed his standout 2022 season just one step from the Majors, wearing the uniform of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. While his home ballpark rests some 125 miles away from Yankee Stadium, the Yankees’ top prospect doesn’t seem to be far off.

Volpe recovered from a slow start with Double-A Somerset, batting .286 with 13 home runs and a .910 OPS over his final 72 Eastern League games to earn a promotion to Triple-A.

In 132 games overall, Volpe batted .249/.342/.460 with 21 homers and 65 RBIs. Volpe played his final 22 games at Triple-A, where he’ll probably open the ’23 campaign for additional seasoning, but the big club figures to be watching closely.

Sept. 28: Steals 50th base of season
Anthony Volpe's 2022 season is nearing a close, but not before hitting an impressive milestone on Wednesday. The 21-year-old shortstop stole his 50th base of the season during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Buffalo. Gameday »

Sept. 27: Hits first Triple-A three-bagger
After homering Monday, Volpe followed up with another solid performance on Tuesday. The 21-year-old shortstop went 2-for-4 with a triple (his first at the Triple-A level) and a single. Gameday »

Sept. 26: Slams homer as RailRiders stay alive
With Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on the verge of elimination from postseason contention, Anthony Volpe helped keep the team alive, swatting a homer in a win over Buffalo. A loss would have given Durham a playoff berth, but the RailRiders came through thanks in part to Volpe's 2-for-6 night. He crossed the plate twice, stole a base and also recorded a double in one of his biggest games in Triple-A. Gameday »

Sept. 24: Hitless in loss
Anthony Volpe and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre couldn't get it going at the plate, as Volpe went 0-for-3 as the RailRiders were shut out by Lehigh Valley. As a squad, they only tallied one hit. Gameday »

Sept. 23: Tallies hit in win
For the second straight night, Anthony Volpe went 1-for-5 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Lehigh Valley. His lone hit was a single. Gameday »

Sept. 22: Triple-A cold streak continues
Anthony Volpe didn't see much success at the plate again in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Lehigh Valley, as he went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts. He had gone hitless in two games prior and has five hits across his past 10 games. Gameday »

Sept. 21: Hitless in five at-bats
It was another long night at the plate for Anthony Volpe on Wednesday as he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's walk-off loss to Lehigh Valley. Gameday »

Sept. 20: Goes 0-for-4
It wasn't Anthony Volpe's night at the plate on Tuesday as he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over LeHigh Valley. Gameday »

Sept. 15: Hitless in four at-bats
It was a forgettable night for Anthony Volpe, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's loss to Worcester on Thursday. Gameday »

Sept. 14: Reaches three times in win
After three straight games without a hit, Anthony Volpe got back in the hit column in a big way. The 21-year-old shortstop went 2-for-3 with a double, a single and a walk during Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Worcester. Volpe also stole his 48th base on the season and scored a run. Gameday »

Sept. 13: Hitless for second straight game
After going 0-for-6 in his last game, Anthony Volpe couldn't find the hit column again in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Worcester, as he went 0-for-4. He struck out three times in the contest. Gameday »

Sept. 11: Cools down with 0-for-6 performance
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre poured the runs on Durham in a 14-2 win, but Anthony Volpe was not a factor, as he went 0-for-6 at the top of the lineup. He struck out three times and was one of two RailRiders starters that failed to tally a hit. Gameday »

Sept. 10: Walks, scores and steals in win
Anthony Volpe flashed the eye and the wheels in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Durham, as he walked, stole a base and scored in the eighth inning. Overall, he went 0-for-4. The stolen base was his 47th of the year and his third with the RailRiders. Gameday »

Sept. 8: Hits first two Triple-A home runs
Anthony Volpe had himself an incredible game on Thursday, hitting two home runs, his first with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He went 2-for-5 overall on the night, with both of his long balls being solo shots. Volpe has been white hot since being called up to Triple-A, as he is hitting .440 with a 1.260 OPS across six games. Full story »

Sept. 7: Reaches three times, scores twice
Anthony Volpe was a key cog in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's win over Durham, as he went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two walks and two runs scored. His lone hit was a double, his second since joining the RailRiders. Volpe has been on a tear since being called up to Triple-A, as he is hitting .450 with a 1.072 OPS across five games. Gameday »

Sept. 5: Tallies three hits in Labor Day showcase
A rare Monday afternoon game didn't faze Anthony Volpe in his third Triple-A game, as the 21-year-old shortstop had three hits for the second time in three games. Volpe went 3-for-5 and had a clutch RBI single that knotted up the game at 2 in the seventh. Through four games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Volpe is hitting .471. Gameday »

Sept. 3: Tallies three hits in second Triple-A game
In just his second game at the Triple-A level, Anthony Volpe is dominating. After going 1-for-4 in his first game on Friday, Volpe went 3-for-5 with a double, two singles, two runs scored and an RBI while hitting leadoff for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre during their win over Syracuse. Gameday »

Sept. 2: Tallies hit in first Triple-A game
Less than 24 hours after getting the call to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Anthony Volpe was on the field for the first time at the Triple-A level. In his first game at the highest rung of the Minor League ladder, Volpe went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. Gameday »

Sept. 2: Volpe bumped up a level
Anthony Volpe is one step closer to the big leagues.

Volpe, the Yankees' top prospect and No. 5 on the Top 100, has been promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Volpe posted a .251/.348/.472 slashline in 110 games with Double-A Somerset this season, along with 18 homers.

Sept. 1: Leads off game with triple in win
On the third pitch of the game on Thursday, Anthony Volpe laced a triple to right-field, his fourth of the year. The 21-year-old shortstop would later cross the plate, kicking off the scoring for Double-A Somerset during their win over Binghamton. The rest of the night was relatively quiet for Volpe, who went 1-for-5 overall. Gameday »

Aug. 27: Swats two hits, steals a bag in win
Anthony Volpe had a strong game on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a single, a double and a run scored in Double-A Somerset's 5-2 win over New Hampshire. Volpe also stole his 44th base of the season during the first inning. Gameday »

Aug. 26: Swats 18th homer of the year
Anthony Volpe's quest for a 20-20 season came one step closer in Double-A Somerset's loss to New Hampshire, as he hit his 18th home run of the season. Volpe already has a comfortable cushion on his stolen bases with 43 on the year, but two more homers would give him a second straight 20-20 campaign. He went 2-for-4, adding a double and had two-thirds of the Patriots' hits, as they had just three on the night. He also made an error at shortstop. Gameday »

Aug. 25: Hitless in four at-bats
It was a forgettable night for Anthony Volpe, who went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts during Double-A Somerset's 4-3 loss to New Hampshire on Thursday. Gameday »

Aug. 24: Walks twice in win
Anthony Volpe didn't record a hit in Double-A Somerset's win over New Hampshire, but he still found a way on base, walking twice. He went 0-for-2 on the night and was also picked off at first. Gameday »

Aug. 23: Triples, drives in three on trio of hits
For the second straight game, Anthony Volpe gave Double-A Somerset's fans something to cheer about, as the 21-year-old shortstop tripled and drove in three runs as part of a three-hit performance. His fourth-inning triple tied the game for the Patriots, while his two-run single in the eighth gave them some insurance. Overall, he went 3-for-5 and is now hitting .255 with a .826 OPS this season. Gameday »

Aug. 21: Homers, steals two bases in three-hit game
Anthony Volpe put on a show for Double-A Somerset in a 13-3 win over the Bowie Baysox on Sunday. The shortstop not only went 3-for-4 with a homer, a triple, a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored but also swiped two bases. He now has 17 homers and 42 steals on the year. Gameday »

Aug. 20: Walks in quiet night
It wasn't Anthony Volpe's night at the plate Saturday. The 21-year-old went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout during Double-A Somerset's 5-3 loss. Gameday »

Aug. 19: Hitless in five at-bats
It was a forgettable night for Anthony Volpe, who went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts during Double-A Somerset's 3-2 loss to Bowie on Friday. Gameday »

Aug. 18: Reaches base twice in loss
Anthony Volpe had a solid game on Thursday, going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, but it wasn't enough to overcome an offensive outburst from Double-A Bowie, which beat Somerset, 10-2. It was the 10th game in a row that Volpe reached base. Gameday »

Aug. 17: Walks and scores in win
Anthony Volpe reached base for the ninth game in a row on Wednesday, as he walked in Double-A Somerset's win over Bowie. Volpe went 0-for-4 and also came around to score a run. Gameday »

Aug. 16: Swipes 40th base of the year
Anthony Volpe continued his hot streak on Tuesday, as he went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in Double-A Somerset's win over Bowie. The swiped bag was his 40th of the season. Over the past two seasons, Volpe has stolen 73 bases and has only been caught 15 times. Gameday »

Aug. 14: Scores, drives in a run
Anthony Volpe didn't need any hits to make an impact on Sunday. Volpe drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. In the sixth, the 21-year-old shortstop walked and later scored a run. Gameday »

Aug. 13: Tallies double in loss
Anthony Volpe didn't make much noise on Saturday. In fact, most of the Double-A Somerset lineup didn't, as they had a total of three hits in a loss against Hartford. Volpe did manage to hit his 27th double of the year, though, as he went 1-for-4. Gameday »

Aug. 12: Swats two singles, steals a bag in win
Anthony Volpe had a strong game Friday night, going 2-for-4 in Double-A Somerset's 7-3 win over Hartford. Volpe also stole his 39th base of the season during the seventh inning. Gameday »

Aug. 11: Part of four double plays at shortstop
Anthony Volpe didn't have a banner day at the plate for Double-A Somerset on Thursday, going 1-for-5 with a strikeout, but he did make some moves with the glove. Volpe was a part of four double plays turned by the Patriots' infield. It didn't help their cause much, though, as they fell to Hartford, 4-2. Gameday »

Aug. 10: Scores twice in win
Anthony Volpe came around to score twice during Double-A Somerset's 9-0 win over Hartford on Wednesday. The 21-year-old shortstop went 1-for-4 overall with a single and a walk. Volpe also stole his 38th bag of the season. Gameday »

Aug. 9: Swats two singles, drives in run in win
Anthony Volpe had a fairly successful night on Tuesday, going 2-for-4 in Double-A Somerset's win over Hartford. Volpe drove in Somerset's first run of the night on a single in the third. He was also caught stealing, the sixth time he's been nabbed on the basepaths this year. Gameday »

Aug. 6: Drives in run in hitless night
Anthony Volpe might have been held out of the hit column on Saturday, but he still found a way to make an impact for Double-A Somerset. Volpe tallied an RBI on a sac fly in the seventh in the Patriots' win over Binghamton. Volpe went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his other three plate appearances. Gameday »

Aug. 5: Hits first homer of August
Anthony Volpe had himself a strong game on Friday night, hitting a two-run home run with two outs in the fourth inning and taking a walk in the sixth. The long ball was Volpe's 16th of the season. Gameday »

Aug. 2: Hitless in six at-bats
It was a forgettable night for Anthony Volpe, who went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts during Double-A Somerset's extra-inning 14-9 loss to Binghamton on Tuesday. Gameday »

July 30: Hitless in 11-inning win
Anthony Volpe went 0-for-5 with a run scored and a walk in Double-A Somerset's extra-inning victory over Richmond on Saturday. The Yankees' No. 1 prospect is carrying an .823 OPS through 85 games this season. Gameday »

July 29: Drives in a run
After going yard twice on Thursday, Anthony Volpe drove in a run on Friday with a sacrifice fly during the ninth inning of Double-A Somerset's 8-1 loss to Richmond. Gameday »

July 28: Goes yard twice in doubleheader
Anthony Volpe found his power stroke, as he went deep twice in Double-A Somerset's doubleheader with Richmond. Volpe got his day started with a homer in the third inning of the first game, his 14th of the year. He followed in the next inning with an RBI double. In the second leg, he started the game with a leadoff homer, his 15th. He went 2-for-4 in both games, bringing his batting average to .259 on the year. He also flashed the leather at short, making a nice diving stop in Game 2. Full story »

July 27: Singles, walks twice in win
Anthony Volpe continued his excellent month of July on Wednesday, going 1-for-3 with a single, two walks and a run scored during Double-A Somerset's 6-0 win over Richmond. Volpe is now slashing 304/.429/.554 in the month of July. Gameday »

July 23: Hits game-tying homer in win
Anthony Volpe hit a game-tying, two-run home run during the eighth inning of Double-A Somerset's 6-3 win over Reading on Saturday. The big fly was his 13th of the season and in July. Gameday »

July 22: Singles twice and drives in run in win
Anthony Volpe returned from the All-Star break refreshed, as he went 2-for-4 in Double-A Somerset's win over Reading on Friday. Volpe also drove in his 43rd run of the year with a sac fly in the fourth inning. Volpe is now hitting .256 on the year. Gameday »

July 16: Hitless in Futures Game
Anthony Volpe went hitless in the All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, going 0-for-2. It was his future Yankees teammate Jasson Domínguez who stole the show with a towering two-run homer.

July 14: Hits solo home run
Anthony Volpe continued his dominant month of July by hitting a solo shot to left field during the fourth inning and doubling in the second Thursday. Volpe also walked and was hit by a pitch, going 2-for-3 overall on the day. The 21-year-old shortstop has been red-hot in July, slashing .325/.471/.600 in 11 games. Gameday »

July 13: Walks in quiet night
Anthony Volpe cooled off a bit at the plate Wednesday. The 21-year-old went 0-for-4 with a walk during Double-A Somerset's 5-1 win. Gameday »

July 12: Three-hit performance
Anthony Volpe stayed hot on Tuesday with three hits. The 21-year-old shortstop had two doubles and a single, going 3-for-5 overall on the night. Volpe is now up to 35 extra-base hits on the season. Gameday »

July 10: Doubles and scores in win
Anthony Volpe keeps on hitting, as the 21-year-old shortstop laced a double in Double-A Somerset's win over Bowie. The double was Volpe's 21st of the year and his 33rd extra-base hit. Volpe ended the day 1-for-4 with a run scored. Gameday »

July 9: Tallies single in loss
A day after his on-base streak was snapped, Anthony Volpe got to work on another one right away, lacing a single in Double-A Somerset's loss to Bowie. Overall, Volpe went 1-for-4 on the night. Gameday »

July 8: On-base streak snapped
For the first time since June 15, Anthony Volpe failed to reach base. Volpe went 0-for-4 in Double-A Somerset's win over Bowie on Friday, snapping an 18-game on-base streak. The quiet night dropped his OPS back below .800 to .789. Gameday »

July 7: Has two hits, two walks Thursday
Anthony Volpe had another big day with the bat Thursday. The 21-year-old went 2-for-3 with a single, a double and two walks during Double-A Somerset's 5-0 win over Bowie. Volpe pushed his on-base streak, which dates back to June 15, to 18 games. His OPS is now at .800 on the season after sitting at .693 at the end of April. Gameday »

July 6: Extends on-base streak to 16 games
Anthony Volpe's on-base streak continues. With a pair of walks Wednesday, Volpe pushed his on-base streak, which dates back to June 15, to 17 games. The 21-year-old has been excellent at reaching base via base on balls this month, drawing six walks in four games. Gameday »

July 4: On-base streak reaches 15 games
With a hit and a walk in Double-A Somerset's win over Bowie on Monday, Anthony Volpe extended his on-base streak to 16 games. He went 1-for-3 and added his 33rd stolen base on the season, which matches his total from 2021 in nearly half the games. In three July games, he's 4-for-10 with four walks and three stolen bases. Gameday »

July 2: Returns from day off with a homer
Anthony Volpe was given a day off on Friday, but it sure didn't slow him down. Volpe kept his stellar play going, smacking his 11th homer of the year for Double-A Somerset. Volpe went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. His only gaffe on the night was an error at shortstop. His on-base streak is now up to 14 games. Gameday »

June 30: Game-winning two-run single keeps hot streak going
Anthony Volpe has really hit his stride at the end of June, as the 21-year-old ended the month with a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning for Double-A Somerset on Thursday. Volpe ended the night 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a double and two stolen bases to add to his heroic hit. He ends June riding a 13-game on-base streak, with 12 extra-base hits, 16 RBIs and seven stolen bases in that span. Gameday »

June 29: Singles in quiet night
Anthony Volpe singled to left field to lead off the game on Wednesday, but the rest of his night was a bit uneventful. The 21-year-old went 1-for-4 during Double-A Somerset's 4-2 loss to Reading. Gameday »

June 28: Doubles in run
Anthony Volpe doubled to left field to drive in a run during the third inning of Double-A Somerset's 3-2 loss to Reading on Tuesday. The 21-year-old went 1-for-4 on the night. Gameday »

June 26: Wins first-half division title with walk-off homer
Down to his final strike, Anthony Volpe delivered. Baseball's No. 5 prospect tattooed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally Double-A Somerset by Hartford and give the Patriots the Eastern League Northeast Division's first-half title. Full story »

June 25: Doubles in multi-hit night
Anthony Volpe continued his red-hot play on Saturday, notching his 17th double of the season with Double-A Somerset as part of a two-hit night. Volpe went 2-for-4 at the dish and came around to score the game's opening run in the third. Volpe has a hit in five straight games and is hitting .299 with a .529 SLG in June. Gameday »

June 24: Singles and steals a bag
Anthony Volpe singled to center field during the eighth inning of Double-A Somerset's 5-2 loss Friday. Volpe also stole a base during the eighth, his 26th steal of the season, the most in the Eastern League so far this season. Gameday »

June 23: Hits solo shot in win
Anthony Volpe had a strong night Thursday, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the eighth inning, his ninth big fly of the year. Volpe also added a walk and a run scored during the sixth inning of Double-A Somerset's 7-4 win. Gameday »

June 22: Singles in quiet night
Anthony Volpe had a more modest game on Wednesday, going 1-for-5 in Double-A Somerset's 10-inning loss to Hartford. Volpe has a hit in nine of the past 11 games and is hitting .289 in the month of June. Gameday »

June 21: Launches eighth homer of the year
Anthony Volpe got his week started with a bang on Tuesday, swatting a solo homer in Double-A Somerset's series opener against Hartford. Volpe's homer came in the sixth, but was one of just two runs the Patriots would score on the night. Volpe went 1-for-3 with a walk. Gameday »

June 19: Hitless in quiet night
Anthony Volpe had a rough go of it Sunday, going 0-for-4 with a walk in Double-A Somerset's loss to New Hampshire. Gameday »

June 18: Singles, scores twice
Anthony Volpe had a pair of singles and came around to score twice during Double-A Somerset's 4-3 win over New Hampshire. Gameday »

June 17: Hits game-winning home run
Anthony Volpe came up huge for Double-A Somerset with one out in the ninth inning on Friday. With two men on in a tie game, Volpe hit a scorching home run to right-center field to put the Patriots up 6-3 against New Hampshire. Volpe also added a double in the third inning on his way to a 2-for-5 night. Gameday »

June 15: Scores winning run in Game 2 of doubleheader
Anthony Volpe made sure to make the second leg of Double-A Somerset's doubleheader with New Hampshire an exciting one, as he scored the winning run in a walk-off win. Volpe went 1-for-3 with an RBI and reached via walk in the seventh before being brought home on a Blake Perkins single. Volpe went 0-for-3 in the first leg, as Somerset swept the twin bill. Gameday (Game 1)» Gameday (Game 2)»

June 14: Doubles, drives in run
Anthony Volpe cannot stop hitting doubles. Volpe doubled in a 2-for-5 performance on Tuesday, his fourth two-bagger in as many games. He was also part of a big fifth inning for Double-A Somerset, driving in a run on a single and scoring a run. Somerset rode the five-run frame to victory, taking down New Hampshire, 6-5. Gameday »

June 11: Doubles twice, drives in three
Anthony Volpe had himself a nice Saturday with Double-A Somerset, showing out in a three-hit, three-RBI performance. Volpe laced an RBI double in the third, then followed with a two-run two-bagger in the sixth with a single sandwiched between in the fifth. The Patriots rode that to a 6-0 win over Akron, as only three other players had hits in the contest. The big day brought his season average from .213 to .224 as he continues to build on a strong start to June. Gameday »

June 10: Bounces back with two knocks
Anthony Volpe wasn't held out of the hit column again on Friday, tallying two hits after snapping his four-game streak on Thursday. Volpe went 2-for-4 with a double (his 12th) and a run scored. It wasn't enough to lift Double-A Somerset to victory, though, as it fell to Akron, 9-2. Gameday »

June 9: Hitless in another quiet night
Anthony Volpe couldn't get one to drop on Thursday, going 0-for-4 in Double-A Somerset's loss to Akron. The hitless night snapped his brief four-game hitting streak and lowered his batting average to .207 on the year. Gameday »

June 8: Goes 1-for-4
Anthony Volpe singled on a ground ball to left field during a 1-for-4 night on Wednesday. The 21-year-old now has a hit in each of his last four games. Gameday »

June 7: Singles in quiet night
Anthony Volpe hit a single to left field in an otherwise quiet night on Tuesday. The 21-year-old went 1-for-4 overall during Double-A Somerset's 4-3 loss to Akron. Gameday »

June 5: Goes 1-for-4 with a single
Volpe singled in four trips to the plate during Sunday's 5-4 victory for Double-A Somerset over Binghamton. Gameday »

June 4: Homers, doubles in Somerset loss
Anthony Volpe hit a home run to center field during Double-A Somerset's extra-innings 3-2 loss to Binghamton on Saturday. And he didn't stop there. Volpe followed up his big fly with a ground-rule double to right center field in the fifth inning. The 21-year-old went 2-for-5 overall on the night. Gameday »

June 3: Hit-by-pitch twice, steals a base
Anthony Volpe posted an odd statline for Double-A Somerset on Friday. The 21-year-old was hit by a pitch twice — one coming with the bases loaded — and stole a base during the Patriots' 7-2 win over Binghamton. Volpe went 0-for-3 overall with a run scored and an RBI despite not drawing a walk or getting a hit. Gameday »

June 2: Posts a pair of hits in doubleheader
After a rainout Wednesday, Anthony Volpe's Double-A Somerset team played two against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Thursday. Volpe went 2-for-7 overall on the day, with a double during the first game and a single in the latter contest. Gameday »

May 28: Doubles twice, reaches five times
Tying a career-high four hits, Anthony Volpe reached base five times in six plate appearances. After breaking a three-game hitless spell with a 1-for-4 showing on May 27, the Yankees' No. 1 prospect worked a five-pitch walk in the first inning and popped out in the third, then slapped four straight hits. He singled in the fifth and followed a sixth-inning, opposite-field double with an eighth-inning single and a ninth-inning double. He was picked off second base in the ninth but logged two runs scored and an RBI. Gameday »

May 27: Breaks hitless slump
Anthony Volpe got into the hit column for the first time since Tuesday with a single on Friday. The rest of his night was uneventful, though, as he went 1-for-4 for Double-A Somerset. Gameday »

May 26: Hitless in third straight game
Anthony Volpe went 0-for-4 on Thursday, the third straight game he's gone 0-fer at the plate. Before his recent slump, Volpe had been on a five-game hitting streak, during which he had four extra-base hits and four RBIs. Gameday »

May 25: Quiet night with the bat
Anthony Volpe had another quiet night with the bat on Wednesday. Volpe went 0-for-4 with two groundouts, a popout and a flyout during Double-A Somerset's 7-4 loss to Portland. Gameday »

May 24: Walks, strikes out three times
After homering and getting ejected Sunday, Anthony Volpe went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a walk during Double-A Somerset's 2-1 loss to Portland on Tuesday. Volpe's off night snapped a five-game hitting streak, during which he had four extra-base hits and four RBIs. Gameday »

May 22: Hits home run, gets ejected in solid day
The highs were high and the lows were low for Anthony Volpe on Sunday, as the 21-year-old shortstop led off the game with a homer, but was ejected in the sixth inning as Double-A Somerset beat Reading, 4-1. Before getting run, Volpe was having a good day offensively, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, his 18th of the year. Volpe is slowly but surely starting to get hot, as he has a five-game hitting streak with four extra-base hits and four RBIs in that span. Gameday »

May 21: Doubles and drives in two in win
Anthony Volpe took part in the hit parade for Double-A Somerset on Saturday, as he doubled and drove in two runs in the Patriots' big 10-1 win over Reading. Volpe went 1-for-5 with a run scored as well. His double came in the third inning, driving in Somerset's second run of the night. He later added another RBI on a groundout in his final at-bat. Gameday »

May 20: Singles after day off
Anthony Volpe got going quick after taking Thursday's game off. The 21-year-old led off the bottom of the first for the Patriots with a sharply hit ground ball into left field for a single. He flew out three times after that, going 1-for-4 on the night. Gameday »

May 18: Second straight solid game for Volpe
After going 1-for-3 with a double and a pair of walks Tuesday, Anthony Volpe turned in another great performance Wednesday for Double-A Somerset. The 21-year-old went 2-for-3 at the plate with a single, double, a couple of walks and two runs scored during the Patriots' 7-6 win over Reading. Volpe has now reached base in five straight games, his longest on-base streak on the year. Gameday »

May 17: Does a little bit of everything
Anthony Volpe had a well-rounded game for Double-A Somerset on Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a run scored, a stolen base and two walks. The offensive outburst marks Volpe's fourth straight game reaching base, tied for his longest on-base streak on the year. He now has 15 stolen bases on the year as well. Somerset was firing on all cylinders as well, scoring 10 runs on 14 hits. Gameday »

May 15: Picks up RBI in victory
The Somerset Patriots had a big Sunday afternoon, tallying 12 runs in a win over the Altoona Curve. Unfortunately for Anthony Volpe, he wasn't much involved in his team's outburst as the No. 8 prospect in baseball went 0-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts. He also committed his third error of the year. Volpe is in a 2-for-27 funk over his past six games. That stretch, which has included zero extra-base hits and nine K's, has dragged Volpe's average down to .165. Gameday »