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The Young and the Restless—Yankees’ Struggling Shortstop Volpe Too Talented to Fail

New York Yankees’ shortstop Anthony Volpe, in his first three MLB seasons, has played in a World Series and won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
The Young and the Restless—Yankees’ Struggling Shortstop Volpe Too Talented to Fail
New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe hits a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in New York on July 30, 2025. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo
Donald Laible
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In all likelihood, patience is the most effective remedy to getting New York Yankees’ shortstop Anthony Volpe’s career back on a productive path.

The naysayers just may have been proven wrong. Box scores don’t lie. Volpe’s bat is as hot as Florida’s summer grass. The past two games against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium have been encouraging for the third-year infielder. On Tuesday, a Yankees’ 7–5 win in the Bronx, Volpe singles in the bottom of the fourth inning to give his club a 4–3 lead. Then, in the bottom of the eighth inning, Volpe slugs his 15th home run of the season off of Rays’ reliever Kevin Kelly.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.