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21-year-old baseball sensation Anthony Volpe is one of the very few ballplayers who achieved his childhood dream of playing for the New York Yankees at such a young age. Volpe made it to the Yankees farm system after getting selected in the 2019 Major League draft. After spending four years in the Yankees Minor League system, the Pinstripes front office invited Volpe to Spring Training.

And after outperforming Oswald Peraza and Isiah Kiner-Falefa in Spring Training, on March 26, the Bronx Bombers announced that Volpe will be featured on the Opening Day lineup at shortstop. And now when the Opening Day is here, the Yankee phenom has shared his excitement for his big day.

With Opening Day only a few hours away, Anthony Volpe can’t keep calm

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Since Anthony Volpe’s opening day announcement went live, the potential debutant has completely stolen the spotlight from the likes of Aaron Judge, and the rest of the Yankees roster. And as his long-grown dream is about to reach fruition in a few hours, Volpe reached his Instagram handle after five long months with an adorable montage displaying his journey to the big leagues.

The video started with skipper Aaron Boone informing Volpe about his inclusion into the Yankees roster before Aaron Judge eventually congratulated him. Boone said, “At the end of the day, you’ve got 20+ games with Triple-A. There’s always room for development, but in the end, I think that development should happen in the Big Leagues. Welcome to New York,” and Judge added, “Congratulations brother! You earned it.”

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Through the caption of the montage, Volpe expressed enthusiasm before his debut season, and said, “Born a Yankee fan. Raised a Yankee fan. Giving everything I have to deliver what is important to Yankee fans: Winning a championship!! – AV #11”

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Fans hype up the debutant after an emotional montage of his journey

Undoubtedly, fans loved Volpe’s anticipation of opening day and chose to hype him up. This is what his fans said in the comments section: “King of New York!,” “Congrats king,” “The AV Era begins tomorrow,” “NY has your back,” and “I simply cannot believe this,” among over 1,000 comments.

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Will Anthony Volpe be able to live up to his expectations? What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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