Anthony Volpe ready for his own Yankees playoff introduction
Anthony Volpe summed up his expectations for Saturday's American League Division Series opener in one word. While the team practiced at the stadium, the Yankees shortstop told the Post he was “emotional.” He would know. Anthony Volpe is preparing for the Yankees' first trip to the postseason. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Volpe attended several Yankees […]
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Volpe homer as Yankees rout A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Yankees tossed some final memorabilia into the stands Saturday in their final series at the Coliseum. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Volpe led the offensive explosion with monster balls that traveled a combined 1,287 feet. In a stadium that has long doubled as a football stadium, the Yankees scored a […]
Anthony Volpe gets best of friend Jack Leiter in first-ever meeting
ARLINGTON, Texas — Anthony Volpe expected a lot of jokes after the game, not from himself but from his buddies back home in New Jersey, about his first matchup against good friend and former Delbarton teammate Jack Leiter. Volpe won the first round. The Yankees shortstop hit a single off Leiter's first pitch in Monday […]
Anthony Volpe eager for first playoff push with Yankees
Anthony Volpe returned to his alma mater, Delbarton School, in his hometown of Morristown on Monday to host hundreds of players for his first pro camp. The game was played at Brian E. Fleury Field, the same field where Volpe led Delbarton to a New Jersey state title just five years earlier. “I was joking […]
Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu, Anthony Volpe break brutal home run droughts
Two Yankees players suffered major losses in the long-hitting category in one day. The Yankees defeated the Rays 9-1 on Monday afternoon in the Bronx, with DJ LeMahieu hitting his first home run of the season and Anthony Volpe hitting his first in two months. LeMahieu’s home run, his 40th of the season, came after […]
Yankees’ Anthony Volpe rues error on play he’s ‘got to make’
BALTIMORE — Instead of challenging fellow Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson or the Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. for an All-Star Game spot, Anthony Volpe ended the first half in miserable fashion. Volpe was in the midst of a brutal slump that had lasted more than a month, and on Sunday he made an error with two […]
Anthony Volpe, DJ LeMahieu cost Yankees run in bizarre blunder
The game was tied at the end of the ninth inning, but the Yankees’ efforts cost them a run that could have decided the outcome. If Anthony Volpe had run faster, the Yankees would have scored. Or maybe if DJ LeMahieu had run slower, the Yankees would have scored. The Yankees lost 5-3 in the […]
Yankees’ Anthony Volpe needs to ‘keep making adjustments’
Anthony Volpe will need to continue to adjust no matter where he bats in the order. That’s the message from Yankees hitting coach James Lawson, who watched the Yankees shortstop perform well through the first few weeks of the season before falling into a long slump and falling out of the top of the lineup […]
Yankees demote Anthony Volpe from leadoff spot after brutal stretch
For the first time in about three months, there has been a change in the top of the Yankees’ batting lineup. One young player was replaced, with Ben Rice batting first instead of Anthony Volpe in the series finale against the Reds in the Bronx. Volpe last appeared in the lineup on April 9th and […]
Anthony Volpe in the throes of dreadful Yankees slump
Anthony Volpe is coming down with a cold. “It’s been a tough week for him,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Teams are attacking him in the strike zone.” Volpe has appeared in 23 games since June 26th, batting .191 with a .461 OPS, no home runs, 29 strikeouts and three walks. Anthony Volpe is in […]