{"id":108779,"date":"2025-10-23T22:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T02:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=108779"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T02:27:05","slug":"yankees-anthony-volpe-one-last-chance-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/23\/yankees-anthony-volpe-one-last-chance-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Volpe Could Be on His Last Chance with the Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees had plenty of pleasant surprises in 2025, but they also had their fair share of disappointments. The biggest flop on the entire team last season, however, arguably came from shortstop Anthony Volpe. Manager Aaron Boone, in addition to many fans, expected the 24-year-old to take a big step forward after showing a good amount of promise throughout his first two seasons. But, of course, that (for the most part) did not happen. While he did have some memorable moments and short-lived stretches of success, in the end, his successes were overshadowed by the months-long black holes<\/a> that Volpe would find himself in at the plate and in the field.<\/p>\n

The third-year shortstop certainly regressed in 2025, posting the worst defensive stats of his career while putting up another mediocre season at the plate. According to Baseball Savant<\/a>, his outs above average (OAA) shot all the way down to -6 after accumulating 14 through his rookie and sophomore seasons. His slash line of .212\/.272\/.391 is nothing to behold, either. There are no clear signs of significant improvement, prompting the question of whether or not Volpe is really New York’s shortstop of the future.<\/p>\n

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Aug 24, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) fields a ground ball hit by third baseman Alex Bregman (2) and throws to first for an out during the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anthony Volpe Needs a Bounceback Year in 2026<\/h2>\n

Not All Bad<\/h3>\n

In all fairness, Volpe actually did improve in many aspects in 2025 (even if it didn’t look like it). His chase rate improved drastically, dropping 6 whole points (29.3% to 23..3%), and his barrel rate also jumped from 3.9% to nearly 10%. It doesn’t stop at Statcast metrics, though: Volpe also set career highs in RBI (72), doubles (32), and slugging (.391).<\/p>\n

It’s also important to note that Volpe partially tore his labrum<\/a> in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 3, which, in hindsight, had a huge impact on his performance, especially defensively. The Yankees’ front office dismissed the issue all season long, brushing off the occasional cortisone shots he received as “caution.” But of course, it was a problem that could not be ignored forever, as general manager Brian Cashman confirmed when he agreed with reporters after the season that the injury affected his production.<\/p>\n

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The Yankees deserve to give Anthony Volpe another chance at shortstop in 2026.@FlavaFraz21<\/a> and @ErikKratz31<\/a> explain why… pic.twitter.com\/xcQjiI57xG<\/a><\/p>\n

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