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Yankees’ Anthony Volpe’s 20-20 season puts him in rare company that includes Derek Jeter, Mike Trout and Mickey Mantle

Anthony Volpe’s game-tying home run Thursday in Detroit was much more than a clutch, regular-season blast. The 22-year-old shortstop made history with his three-run shot in the ninth inning, becoming the first Yankee to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in his rookie season. Volpe, a former first-round pick out of New Jersey’s Delbarton School, is only the 14th Yankee in the team’s 121-year history to record a 20-20 season, and the 15th rookie in MLB history to do so. “I never really had goals or anything like that going into the season, numbers-wise, but when you can put yourself in Yankees history, that’s pretty crazy,” Volpe said after the game, which the Yankees lost, 4-3, in extra innings. The impressive feat puts Volpe, who entered Friday with 21 stolen bases, in rare company filled with Hall of Famers, perennial All-Stars and fan favorites. Brett Gardner was the last Yankee to join the 20-20 club, having done so in 2017.

 

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