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Executives selected a young player on the New York Yankees to be the MLB season’s breakthrough star in 2024.

With a 6-1 start that put them in a prime position to seize control of the American League East, the New York Yankees are feeling optimistic. Winning games early in the season can pay big dividends in a division where the winner may emerge victorious on one of the last days of the competition.

Anthony Volpe is the best player among those who have shown promise in the season’s first seven games.

One of baseball’s finest players in his second season, the star is a major asset to the Yankees lineup, which lacks depth beyond Aaron Judge and Juan Soto.

Finishing with nearly 20 home runs, 20 stolen bases, and a Gold Glove, Volpe had a respectable rookie campaign. With an improvement in his batting average and on-base percentage in 2023 (he was at.209 and.283, respectively), he might be among the best shortstops in MLB.

Before the season, MLB officials ranked him as a breakout star because they thought he could be a high-level talent.

More than two dozen MLB executives cast votes to determine who will be the breakout star of 2024, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Volpe and the fifth most votes were tied.

He’s slashed through the season with as spectacular a start as anyone could have imagined.409/.500/.682 with three doubles and a home run. Volpe has all the weapons necessary to continue demonstrating his attacking prowess, even though it’s still early in the game.