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 […]
Yankees’ Anthony Volpe emerging as ‘stud on both sides of the ball’
Anthony Volpe is halfway through the Yankees’ West Coast road trip and the 21-game hitting streak that earned him a spot on the All-Star team is gone. But one doesn’t need statistics that put him on par with Joe DiMaggio to prove how Volpe has impacted the Yankees as he continues to make strides in […]
Yankees keeping Anthony Volpe in leadoff spot once DJ LeMahieu returns
SAN DIEGO — DJ LeMahieu, who manager Aaron Boone initially expected to be his leadoff hitter this year, is finally set to make his season debut. But Anthony Volpe and his 19-game hitting streak aren’t moving anywhere. The Yankees have been entrenched at the top of the lineup with their batting ability working well, and […]
Yankees star Anthony Volpe attributes his early MLB success to ‘selfless’ mom on Mother’s Day
There was a moment when Yankees star Anthony Volpe’s love of baseball didn’t sit well with his mother. As children growing up on the Upper East Side, space was tight for the Volpe family, so his father, Michael, created a “little baby ball” for his 5-year-old son based on magazines. It was great, the now […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe cherish John Sterling’s calls
TORONTO — Whenever the Yankees acquired a new player or called up a player from the minor leagues, the conversation on the team bus often revolved around one question. What will John Sterling’s new home run call be? “What is John going to come up with this time?” Judge Aaron said on Monday. “What is […]