Yankees calling up shortstop Anthony Volpe to make 2026 debut
· Yahoo Sports
Anthony Volpe is back in the big leagues.
According to multiple reports, the Yankees are calling up the 25-year-old shortstop.
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After undergoing offseason shoulder surgery, Volpe began his 2026 campaign on a rehab assignment. But when that rehab assignment came to an end, he was optioned to Triple-A instead of being called up to join the big league club.
But with Jose Caballero injuring his right middle finger on Sunday against Milwaukee, the Yanks needed a shortstop, and Volpe was the obvious answer.
The latest update on Caballero was that he was returning to New York after Monday's game to visit team doctors.
Volpe was hitting .221 in 18 games in the minors this season (rehab and non-rehab games), hitting one home run with eight RBI and 11 runs scored.
He hit .212 in 153 regular season games with the Yankees last season, and had his struggles in the field. A Gold Glove winner as a rookie, Volpe committed 19 errors and had a career-low .963 fielding percentage last season.
“We want him to have the best chance to be successful, and we have to acknowledge, first how well (Jose Caballero) has played,” manager Aaron Boone said when Volpe was originally sent down. “He’s been a key factor in us getting off to a really good start this year on both sides of the ball, on the basepaths. So, it’s really as simple as that. It doesn’t change how we feel about Anthony or the kind of player we think he is and will be. But in this moment of time, we felt like this was absolutely the right thing to do, and a lot of that has to do with…. We have a lot of really good players right now competing for real roles and real spots. I think that competition ultimately is going to be a great thing for us."