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Anthony Volpe

Anthony Volpe, American baseball player

Born
April 28, 2001
Age in 2026
25
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
2001

About Anthony Volpe

Anthony Michael Volpe is an American professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023, winning the American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop in his rookie year. The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round, with the 30th overall selection of the 2019 MLB draft. His solo homer delivered the Eastern League Northeast Division first-half title to the Somerset Patriots in a winner-take-all game between the division's top two teams. That year, he became the minor leagues' first 20-homer, 50-steal player since Andruw Jones in 1996.

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Anthony Volpe timeline

  1. That year, he became the minor leagues' first 20-homer, 50-steal player since Andruw Jones in 1996.
  2. The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft.
  3. The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round, with the 30th overall selection of the 2019 MLB draft.
  4. He made his MLB debut in 2023, winning the American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop in his rookie year.

The world when Anthony Volpe was born

Anthony Volpe was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

  • #1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
  • Top movieA Beautiful Mind
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
  • Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
  • Technology milestoneApple iPod released
  • Defining fadiPod
  • Notable inventioniPod
  • World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Anthony Volpe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20012026
Gas$1.46$3.45/gal
Average home$147,800$435,000
Average income$51,407$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.66$11.95
Postage stamp$0.34$0.73
Population284.9M341 million

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