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Yankees GM Brian Cashman was asked about shortstop Anthony Volpe's poor season with the trade deadline looming.
NEW YORK — If you believe time portals are real, then the Yankees had something for everyone on a busy night in the Bronx.
After earning a Gold Glove Award in his rookie season and batting .243 last year, Volpe is batting just .219 with a career-low .963 fielding percentage at shortstop this season. While the Yankees might have hoped for another positive step from the shortstop, he has seemed to take a step back in virtually every facet of the game.
The Yankees’ list of needs before the July 31 trade deadline is growing by the day. Shortstop will not be one of them.
NEW YORK — The reeling Yankees need Anthony Volpe to break out and live up to his lofty expectations, but the shortstop is busy having a disappointing third summer in pinstripes. With his 0-for-3 in Friday’s 6-5 loss to the Mets at Citi Field, the shortstop is now hitting .121 (8-for-66) in his last 19 games with 18 strikeouts.
The New York Yankees designated DJ LeMahieu on Wednesday after announcing he would be taking on a bench role moving forward on Tuesday. General manager Brian Cashman made a firm decision on another struggling Yankee as well.
Brian Cashman fully acknowledges Anthony Volpe's struggles during the first half. But the long-time Yankees GM has full faith in Volpe to snap out of it in the second half.
The father of Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe yells obscenities at a Mets fan who was apparently criticizing his son during Subway Series