Anthony Volpe begins Yankees rehab assignment with Somerset Patriots
Anthony Volpe began a Yankees rehab assignment Tuesday with Somerset, returning to Double-A nearly four years after his breakout season.
BRIDGEWATER – Fetty Wap’s “679” blared from the speakers at TD Bank Ballpark as the walk-up song of choice for Anthony Volpe in his first game back in a Somerset Patriots uniform in nearly four years. One Jersey-born star representing another. It was only fitting.
The Yankees shortstop began what’s expected to be a lengthy MLB rehab assignment not far from his Watchung upbringing on Tuesday night, going 0-for-2 with two strikeouts in two plate appearances against Reading. He also handled one defensive chance in five innings at shortstop. “I feel amazing,” Volpe said.
“It’s a big milestone, a big checkpoint, so it felt good to get back out there. I don’t think the process is about getting timing back at the plate as much as it is your workload. I’m learning about it too — I’ve never rehabbed or done anything like this.
I think it’s just getting in games and getting in the flow of the season, the schedule and routine of a game day. ” A first-round pick by the Yankees in 2019 out of Delbarton, Volpe’s rise through the system was quick. It was highlighted by a breakout 2022 season in Double-A Somerset , where he hit .