Most Home Runs by Yankee rookies all time. Anthony Volpe?

Anthony Volpe homered last night in Miami:

Friday, August 11, 2023

Start Time: 6:40 p.m. Local

Attendance: 30,978

Venue: loanDepot park

Game Duration: 2:40

Night Game, on turf

Yankees 9, Marlins 4

HR: Anthony Volpe (15, off Jesús Luzardo, 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); Aaron Judge (22, off Jesús Luzardo, 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

Yankee rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe has 15 home runs through 116 (60-56) Yankee games. 46 Yankee games to go. Volpe is tied for 13th place on the Yankee rookie list with Nick Johnson and Dixie Walker. Volpe's teammate Aaron Judge, who also homered last night, holds the Yankee rookie record, which was also the MLB rookie record for just two seasons. Met Pete Alonso broke Judge's MLB record by one in 2019. Click the link below for the 19 Yankee rookies who hit at least 13 home runs:

https://stathead.com/tiny/J5vyb

That list includes Hall of Famers listed in order of rookie homers: DiMaggio, Gordon, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Mantle.

#6 Kevin Maas hit 21 in 1990 in only 254 AB but only 65 HR for his career.

#3 Miguel Andujar hit 27 in 2018 but he is in the Pittsburgh organization in 2023 and has not played in MLB since 5/17/2023 in 13 Pirates games. He has hit only 37 MLB HR, 2 with Pittsburgh.

Anthony Volpe, beware.