Yankees have Anthony Volpe issue
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Anthony Volpe has made “a few too many” fielding errors this season after the shortstop made his 12th miscue of the season in Monday’s 4-1 loss at Toronto. He's now tied for most in the American League.
Speaking on the YES Network broadcast, Kay pointed out that the Atlanta Braves’ run totals against the Yankees in the previous five innings were 1, 4, 2, 1, 0, which is a zip code in Buffalo.
The New York Yankees have an Anthony Volpe problem.
As the New York Yankees slumped into the All-Star break, the struggles of third-year shortstop Anthony Volpe were "killing the team," one veteran New York columnist says.
Grisham’s go-ahead bomb broke an 8-8 tie at the end of a chaotic contest. The homer came against Raisel Iglesias, who hung a 1-1 slider over the heart of the plate, dooming a Braves squad that spent most of the night in the lead.
This was once a top-100 prospect who hit 21 homers and stole 24 bases as a 22-year-old rookie back in 2023, and he now looks like one of the worst regulars in the sport. Which brings us to the million-dollar question: What's gone wrong, and how can he fix it?
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