Volpe will be on the bench Saturday against the Royals, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
The off day means Volpe will have at most one more game to improve on his disappointing .207/.283/.383 slash line (84 wRC+). The rookie's 21 homers and 24 steals helped prop up his fantasy value, and his defense at shortstop kept him useful enough to the Yankees even when he wasn't hitting, but the team will be looking for him to take a step forward at the plate in his second major-league season. Oswald Peraza starts at shortstop Saturday.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Volpe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game at Toronto.
Volpe started the past 11 games and will take a seat Tuesday after slashing .163/.217/.326 during that span. Oswald Peraza will shift to shortstop while Isiah Kiner-Falefa receives a start at third base.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Records 24th steal
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Volpe went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in a 6-3 victory versus the Pirates on Saturday.
Volpe has notched three thefts through 14 games in September, one more than he had in 27 contests in August. The 22-year-old is up 24 steals on the campaign, fifth-most among MLB rookies. Volpe and Corbin Carroll are the only rookies with at least 20 homers and 20 thefts in 2023.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Not starting nightcap
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Volpe isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.
Volpe finished Game 1 having gone 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout, and he'll now take a seat after mustering just two hits across his last seven games. Oswald Peraza (knee) will draw the start at shortstop while Isiah Kiner-Falefa gets the nod at third base.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Reaches three times in win
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Volpe went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, a stolen base and a run against the Astros in a 5-4 victory Saturday.
Volpe was one of two Yankees to reach base thrice in the win, and he scored the team's second run after drawing a walk in the second inning. The rookie shortstop added a double in the third and another walk that was piggybacked by a swipe off third base in the fifth. Volpe's effectiveness on the basepaths has tailed off as the season has progressed -- he went 13-for-13 on theft attempts through his first 41 contests but is just 9-for-14 over 94 games since. However, he's maintained a steady role as New York's starting shortstop and has been one of the AL's top rookies with a .218/.296/.409 slash line, 20 homers, 57 RBI, 54 runs and 22 steals over 504 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Reaches 20-20 mark with big homer
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Volpe went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Tigers.
Volpe recorded both extra-base hits in the contest for New York. His fourth-inning double was negated when he was picked off second base, but he made up for that lapse with a clutch homer in the ninth, slugging a two-out, three-run, game-tying shot off Detroit closer Alex Lange that resulted in the contest going into extra innings. The long ball was Volpe's 20th of the campaign, and he's already recorded 21 thefts, making him the first player in franchise history to put up a 20-20 performance as a rookie. Volpe had also recorded a 20-20 season in each of his previous two years in the minors.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Batting third Thursday
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Volpe will start at shortstop and bat third in Thursday's game against the Tigers, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
Aaron Judge is getting a day off, so Gleyber Torres will move up to the two hole and Volpe will occupy Torres' usual spot at No. 3 in the order. The rookie shortstop has cranked six home runs in August to push his season total to 19, but he's batting just .216.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Belts 19th homer
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Volpe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 victory against Detroit.
Volpe struck out in each of his first three plate appearances before hammering a solo shot to left field in the ninth inning. The long ball was his fifth over his past 16 contests, a span during which he's slashing .250/.311/.589 with 13 RBI. Volpe is up to 19 homers on the campaign and has already reached 20 thefts. He's one long ball away from becoming the first rookie in Yankees history to put up a 20-20 season.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Provides two-run blast
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Volpe went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Rays.
Volpe launched a two-run shot to right-center field off Zack Littell in the fourth inning to put the Yankees up 4-2. The long ball was his fifth this month and brought him up to 18 on the year, which puts him in a tie with Bo Bichette for sixth-most among shortstops this season. Despite some growing pains as a rookie, Volpe has managed to put together a productive fantasy campaign and is now slashing .218/.296/.398 with 53 RBI, 50 runs, 20 steals and a 44:129 BB:K in 478 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Gets Saturday off
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Volpe will sit Saturday against the Rays.
Volpe has been swinging the bat well lately, hitting .269/.356/.519 with three homers over his last 16 games. Oswald Peraza will get the start at shortstop Saturday.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Cranks 17th homer
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Volpe went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 6-5 loss against the Red Sox.
Volpe tied the game in the seventh inning with a clutch three-run homer off John Schreiber, his 17th of the year and third in his last nine games. The 22-year-old Volpe's gone 8-for-25 (.320) over his previous seven contests. He's now slashing .217/.293/.398 with 50 RBI, 49 runs scored and 20 steals through 458 plate appearances in his rookie campaign.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Swats homer Sunday
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Volpe went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to Miami.
Volpe provided a boost with a two-run shot in the fourth inning, though New York's bullpen imploded late in the Marlins' win. The long ball was the rookie shortstop's second in his past three contests following a 24-game stretch during which he went deep just once. Volpe is up to 16 homers on the campaign to go along with 46 RBI, 47 runs, 20 steals and a .211/.291/.383 slash line over 437 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Goes deep Friday
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Volpe went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a pair of walks in a 9-4 win over the Marlins on Friday.
Volpe put New York on the board with his three-run blast in the second inning. The long ball was just his second in 25 games since the All-Star break, a stretch during which he has slashed .197/.319/.316 with 11 RBI and eight runs. Volpe does have four steals over that stretch to boost his fantasy value, but he's been a batting-average drain with a .212 mark on the campaign. However, he's been able to maintain an everyday role at shortstop for the Yankees and is one of 10 major-leaguers with at least 15 homers and 20 thefts so far this season.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: On bench Wednesday
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Volpe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa will get a turn at shortstop as Volpe sits for the first time since July 23. Volpe is in the midst of a prolonged slump, batting just .192/.294/.274 with one home run and four stolen bases in 23 games since the All-Star break. The Yankees have stuck by him all season, however, and there's little reason to think his role as the primary shortstop is in jeopardy at this moment.
Volpe went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Rays.
After Wander Franco gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a homer, New York's rookie shortstop responded in kind, getting the Yankees on the board in the third by taking Shane McClanahan (forearm) deep. Volpe's begun to look a little more comfortable since the All-Star break, slashing .256/.333/.395 over his last 14 games, and while his .671 OPS on the season is disappointing, the 22-year-old has added 14 homers and 20 steals in 108 contests.
Volpe went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Mets.
The rookie shortstop did a little bit of everything, including making his 10th error of the season. Volpe hasn't had a multi-hit performance since July 3, slashing a woeful .130/.203/.278 in 16 games since then with two of his 13 homers and two of his 18 steals on the season.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Steps out of lineup
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Volpe is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Volpe has a .143/.226/.179 slash line through eight games in the second half, and he'll take a seat Sunday to end a stretch of 32 straight starts. Despite the recent slump, he hit well overall during that stretch with a .772 OPS. Oswald Peraza will start at shortstop Sunday, batting eighth.
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Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Swipes 17th bag
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Volpe went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and a stolen base Saturday in a 5-2 win over Kansas City.
Volpe was instrumental in breaking a 1-1 tie in the third inning, beginning the frame with a ground-rule double, stealing third and coming home on a sacrifice fly. The theft was the rookie's first since June 29, a span of 19 games. Volpe leads the Yankees with 17 steals on the campaign, though he's slowed down in that area after a hot start, with only four of his thefts coming over his past 58 contests.
