US EditionWhy Did Yankees Keep Playing Anthony Volpe if He Was Injured?
- Anthony Volpe, shortstop for the New York Yankees, was scratched from the lineup on Thursday due to a left-shoulder injury during the series finale against the Detroit Tigers.
- Volpe originally felt a pop in his left shoulder during an eighth-inning play in a 3-2 loss to the Rays on May 3 and has been playing through a partially torn labrum since then.
- He received his second cortisone shot on Wednesday after reaggravating the injury on a diving stop in Sunday’s 4-3 win over Toronto, and Jose Caballero has started at shortstop in his place recently.
- Volpe batted.125 with 29 strikeouts over his last 21 games, his OPS dropped from.723 before July to.661 as of Thursday, and he leads all American League shortstops with 19 errors.
- Manager Aaron Boone described Volpe’s injury as mostly swelling, expects him to continue playing without IL time for now, and said he will make lineup decisions daily based on Volpe’s status.
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Why did Yankees keep playing Anthony Volpe if he was injured?
NEW YORK — I must be turning into a softy as I approach my 1-millionth birthday, because I actually felt sorry for Anthony Volpe on Thursday. News of his partially torn labrum will likely keep him on the bench during the playoffs and casts doubt about his future in the Bronx.
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Yanks’ Volpe has been playing with small tear in labrum since May
NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe had a cortisone shot in his left shoulder on Wednesday after playing through a small tear in his labrum for more than four months. Before the Yankees concluded a three-game series with the Tigers on Thursday, manager Aaron Boone confirmed a report in the New York Post that Volpe underwent the injection after reaggravating a previous shoulder injury while making a diving stop in Sunday’s 4-3 win over Tor…
Yankees’ Anthony Volpe has partial labrum tear in shoulder, receives cortisone shot
Anthony Volpe has been playing through a partial labrum tear in his left shoulder, manager Aaron Boone revealed Thursday, and received a cortisone shot on Wednesday after reaggravating the injury. The Yankees shortstop initially underwent imaging in early May after a diving attempt to stop a groundball left him in pain. “At that time, we MRIed it,” Boone said Thursday. “He had a partial labrum tear that I think they felt like was an old injury, …
Yankees SS Anthony Volpe has played through labrum tear since May
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone admitted Thursday that shortstop Anthony Volpe has played through a partial labrum tear in his left shoulder since May, if not longer. The team had not previously revealed the lingering injury, which dates back to a play in the field in early May when he heard a "pop" in his shoulder. At the time, Boone told reporters that Volpe's X-rays and MRI turned back "good news." But after a New York Post report earlie…
Yankees Scratch Anthony Volpe For Second Straight Game With Injured Shoulder
The New York Yankees finally acknowledged something is not right with Anthony Volpe. The third-year shortstop was scratched for the second straight night, in New York’s series finale against the Detroit Tigers, with a left-shoulder injury. Volpe is last among Yankees regulars in OPS (.661) and leads all American League shortstops in errors (19). Yet, he also leads the Yankees and is eighth among all major-league shortstops in games played (141).…
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