Yankees’ Anthony Volpe tallies three more hits in loss
CLEVELAND — In the heat, Emmanuel Clase hit a game-tying double in the ninth inning with a 160 mph cutter. Anthony Volpe is the latter. Anthony Volpe, 11, celebrates with Jose Trevino during the Yankees’ loss to the Guardians on Sunday. Getty Images The Yankees’ second-year shortstop continued his strong start to the season Sunday, […]
Marcus Anthony Eriz sentenced to 40 years after gunning down 6-year-old during road rage incident
A man who shot and killed a 6-year-old boy during a road rage incident on a California highway has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Marcus Anthony Ellis, 27, of Costa Mesa, shot and killed Aiden Leos, a boy who was riding in the back seat of his mother’s car on Interstate 55 on […]
Anthony Volpe’s development ahead of schedule in key Yankees boon
Anthony Volpe skipped a step. He quickly evolved from a talented but unpolished rookie to — for want of a better term — a second-year veteran. “I feel like I saw some guys my age do their thing, but not as fast,” Jose Trevino said. “He deals with the game on a different level.” [from […]
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo healthy now but still looking to get untracked
Midway through spring training, Anthony Rizzo said he feels healthy and the post-concussion symptoms that plagued him last year and ultimately shut him down are gone. His back was feeling good and he had a productive season in the Grapefruit League. So he wasn’t particularly worried about getting back to normal during the regular season. […]
LIV Golf’s Anthony Kim talks “scam artists,” surgeries in David Feherty interview
The rise of Anthony Kim in the early 2010s baffled the golf world. His exciting and aggressive style led many to believe he would be the next American superstar. He then went missing after the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship with an Achilles tendon injury. No one knew where he went, what happened to him and […]
Luis Gil, Anthony Volpe extend Yankees’ start to best since 1992
PHOENIX — When news broke that Gerrit Cole would have to miss at least the first two months of the season with an elbow injury, questions arose as to how the Yankees would survive. It’s only been five games, but at 5-0, his replacement continued to impress in his first chance of the regular season […]
Anthony Volpe’s swing change already paying off for Yankees
PHOENIX — Anthony Volpe was unwell Sunday, feeling the effects of the Yankees’ trip to Mexico City. That was pretty much the only concern about Volpe’s start to the season. The Yankees shortstop spent the offseason flattening his bat trajectory and immediately saw results in the season-opening series, further confirming what the team saw from […]
Anthony Volpe scratched from Yankees’ lineup with upset stomach
HOUSTON — Aaron Boone wanted Jon Barty in the lineup, but he didn’t want that to be the reason. Anthony Volpe was removed from Sunday’s lineup with a stomach upset as the Yankees looked to sweep the Astros at Minute Maid Park, the team said. The shortstop got off to a strong start to the […]
Anthony Volpe already ‘looks like a way better hitter’: Aaron Boone
HOUSTON — Anthony Volpe had the second-lowest on-base percentage of the 134 batters eligible for major league baseball last season, at .283. The Yankees shortstop is off to a good start in fixing that in his second season. Volpe reached base in four of his five at-bats in the opening game, including a walk in […]
Anthony Volpe belts his first home run of spring for Yankees
Observations from spring training, where the Yankees beat the Pirates 12-0 on Wednesday. at first Anthony Volpe hit his first home run of the spring in the first inning, an off-field hit from Pirates left-hander Marco Gonzalez. full relief Six Yankees relievers (including expected bullpen members Victor Gonzalez, Clay Holmes, Ian Hamilton, Caleb Ferguson, and […]