 With the 30th selection of the 2019 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees select Anthony Volpe, a shortstop from Del Barton School in Morristown, New Jersey. Although they picked towards the bottom of the first round, they use their top choice on a local product who the club feels has a huge upside. In addition, the Yankees also selected and signed many of their other draft picks too. The Yankees selected three players over the first two rounds of the 2019 Major League Baseball first-year player draft. With their first round selection, 30th overall, the club drafted shortstop Anthony Volpe out of the Del Barton School in Morristown, New Jersey. I was either going to go to Vanderbilt or be potentially drafted by the Yankees so it wasn't any bad options and whichever way it happened I would have went to sleep happy that night and thankfully it worked out the way it did and couldn't be more happy. With a competitive balance round a selection 38th overall, the Yankees chose left-handed pitcher TJ Sakema out of the University of Missouri. They also selected infielder Josh Smith from LSU in the second round 67th overall. Volpe helped Del Barton win the 2019 NJSIA non-public a north championship and the non-public a state championship. Yeah the past week definitely been a whirlwind it kind of seemed like every day was a new high and then right after the day you have to kind of pack it in and focus on the next thing and I couldn't this week couldn't have been better I mean celebrating everything having my whole family there and my friends it was really special week. A native of Watcha, New Jersey he led the USA Baseball 18 and under national team to a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships this past December earning all tournament honors by hitting 459 with 17 runs 14 RBI and six stolen bases in nine games. The 5 foot 11 180 pound shortstop was ranked as the number 52 overall prospect by Baseball America and number 63 by MLB Pipeline. Eventually I try to make all the routine plays and I'm trying to pick up the pitcher as much as I possibly can and whether that's backing up with a throw from the catcher or doing really anything that's expected of me I try and take pride in my defense as much as I can. I'm contact oriented and I always try and put the ball in play and make something happen on the base pass once I get on base. A lifelong Yankees fan he is fulfilling his dream to be a part of the team he followed as a youngster. Yeah so Derek Jeter is my favorite player growing up and that world series run in 2009 I'll remember it for the rest of my life and actually went to the parade the day after my parents and we skipped school and just seeing the it seemed like the Yankees were like larger than life going by on the floats and it was a really really great experience. The opportunity to be coming to York Yankee that's kind of tipped it over the edge and I couldn't be more excited to jump at this opportunity.