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If the scouts are right about Anthony Volpe, expected far and wide to have a lengthy career near the top of a big league lineup, then the archival footage of Saturday’s second inning may prove to be a valuable reference point years down the road.

The future is indeed bright for the 21-year-old, who is trying to keep his feet planted firmly in the present. The organization’s top prospect and the No. 5 prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline, Volpe collected his first and second Major League hits in the Yankees’ 7-5 loss to the Giants at Yankee Stadium.

“It’s been a whirlwind, but the best type of whirlwind,” Volpe said. “It’s been amazing for me to spend this time with my teammates, my family and my close friends. It’s cool for me, but it’s also even better that I’m able to experience it with them.”

The Reds debuted their new home run celebration as Jonathan India and others were feted with a horned helmet and fur-lined cape after going deep.

You don’t usually hear the crowd go wild while the opposing team’s lineup is announced, but that is what happened at Petco Park when fans learned about San Diego State’s Final Four buzzer beater.

Crashing into the wall was not enough to keep Luis Robert Jr. from hauling in a long fly ball as he pulled off one of the day’s top plays.

Over the past eight months, six Padres have signed deals of five years or longer with the latest being Jake Cronenworth inking a seven-year contract. Are any other extensions in the works?

Watch Kodai Senga’s MLB debut for the Mets vs. the Marlins at 1:30 p.m. ET (or the Braves vs. the Nationals), followed by the Guardians against the Mariners (or the D-backs vs. the Dodgers).

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