New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is having a rough season, to say the least. The 24-year-old third-year infielder leads the American League in errors with 19. Offensively, his OPS of .661 is sixth-worst among all qualified players in MLB.
His on-base percentage of .268 is the worst of any Yankees player with at least 70 plate appearances, and he has struck out more times, 140, than any Yankee not named Aaron Judge. But unlike the likely American League MVP, Volpe’s other offensive numbers don’t exactly justify the high strikeout totals.
Even when he tried to bunt in a recent game against the Detroit Tigers, he popped into an easy out. The Yankee Stadium crowd has showered him with boos on more than one occasion, including that one.
The situation has to be difficult for Volpe, a local boy who hails from Morristown, New Jersey, less than an hour’s drive from Yankee Stadium. The Yankees drafted Volpe in the first round out of Delbarton School in Morristown in 2019.
But as unhappy as Volpe’s season has been so far, he appears to have found happiness off the field. At least, that’s how it appeared when 2023 Gold Glove winner arrived at a gala event to benefit the Willow Grant, run by a foundation rated by Volpe’s Yankees teammate Carlos Rodon.
Volpe arrives with a date, described by the New York Post as a “stunning blonde.” Who is Volpe’s apparent new girlfriend? Her name, according to the Post, is Elle Jowett. Here are a few things known about her so far.
She Has a Growing Instagram Following
At the time she appeared with Volpe at the Rodon Foundation gala on Monday, Jowett had 15,662 followers on her Instagram account, according to the social media monitoring site Socialblade. That total stayed more or less steady throughout Tuesday — until the New York sports cable channel SNY released a video later that day.
The video showed Volpe arriving and posing for photos with Jowett, who was clad in “a beige dress with a cut-out on one side,” as described by The Daily Mail newspaper.
Within 24 hours of the video appearing online, Jowett’s follower count on her IG page jumped to 17,400.
She is a Wellness Influencer
Jowett has a larger fandom on TiKTok, where she has accumulated 73,800 followers and earned 1.3 million “likes” on her videos. According to the Yankees news site Pinstripes Nation, “she shares videos and posts centered on wellness routines, workouts, and daily living tips.”
@ellejowett Very important life update
Her Relationship With Volpe Remains Unconfirmed
Neither Jowett nor Volpe has publicly commented on whether they are in a committed or romantic relationship — though they were obviously seen toghether appearing familiar with each other at the Rodon Foundation gala. Whether Jowett can actually be considered Volpe’s “girlfriend,” therefore, remains up in the air as far as fans are concerned.
But it appears that Jowett has had some sort of connection to the Yankees for several months. Rodon’s wife Ashley is among her TikTok followers. according to Pinstripes Nation, and model Chase Carter — wife of Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger — has commented on Jowett’s Instagram.
Volpe and Jowett have reportedly followed each other on Instagram at least since June.
Jowett Moved to New York Just Two Years Ago
According to her own statements in a TikTok interview by online personality Suleyman Dolaev posted on December 14, 2023, Jowett moved from her home state of Maine to New York City earlier that year.
According to the site Off The Field News, she is 20 years old — four years younger than Volpe — but has clearly been quick to make connections in the Big Apple, both the the Yankees and in the fashion world.
She is also an animal lover who is “inseparable,” according to Off The Field News, from her beloved dog, Aurora.
@suleymandolaev I spent the day with her #streetinterview #foryou
She Studies at Fashion Institute of Technology
According to her LinkedIn page, Jowett started as a student at Fashion Institute off Technology, a school in New York’s public state university system located in Manhattan. As the school’s name implies, students at FIT study to enter the fashion industry.
The site Niche.com reports that FIT has student body of 7,843 and a net cost of $19,649 per year to attend.
“Admissions is fairly competitive as the FIT acceptance rate is 58 percent. Popular majors include Fashion and Apparel Merchandising, Communications, and Fashion and Apparel Design,” the site reported. “FIT graduates 83 percent of its students.”
Jowett is still an undergrad at the school, and assuming she finishes her education there, will be part of the FIT class of 2027.
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