New York Yankees' Rookie Anthony Volpe Stands Alongside Alfonso Soriano in Team Record Books
The New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Friday night to pick up a game in the American League wild card race.
By virtue of a Toronto Blue Jays loss, the Yankees are now 60-56 and 4.0 games back of the third and final wild card spot. They are still behind both Seattle and Boston.
Aaron Judge went 1-for-3 with a home run while rookie Anthony Volpe also connected on a blast, giving him 15 on the season.
That 15th homer put him in a rare club in team history, per ESPN Stats & Info:
Anthony Volpe joins Alfonso Soriano in 2001 as the only rookies in Yankees history with 15+ HR and 20+ SB in a season.
Soriano hit 18 HR and had 43 SB in 2001.
The 22-year-old Volpe is hitting .212 this season with the 15 homers and 44 RBI. He's got exactly 20 steals at this point. Despite his struggles average-wise, he has found ways to contribute to this team and should be a fixture in the lineup for years to come.
Being compared to Soriano is also a good thing for any player. He was a seven-time All-Star and a four-time Silver Slugger who hit 412 career home runs across 16 seasons with the Yankees, Rangers, Nationals, and Cubs.
The Yankees will play the Marlins again on Saturday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET.
The Yankees haven't named a starting pitcher as of this posting but the Marlins will counter with former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara.
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