Aaron Boone is aware of a factor or two about what Anthony Volpe goes by.
As a sophomore at USC, Boone dedicated 18 errors in his first 18 video games, the Yankees supervisor recalled Wednesday.
“I was a wreck,” Boone, a former third baseman, stated throughout his pregame press convention. “Anthony’s not even close to that.”
Boone stated he rebounded that season by working by his defensive points and persevering with to play.
He believes the identical technique will work for Volpe, who remained within the Yankees’ beginning lineup, taking part in shortstop, on Wednesday night time towards the Tampa Bay Rays within the Bronx.
Volpe dedicated two errors in Tuesday night time’s 7-5 win over Tampa, giving him 15 on the season. That tied him with Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz for the MLB lead.
Then in Wednesday’s 5-4 victory, Volpe dedicated his sixteenth error of the 12 months when he shorted a throw that first baseman Ben Rice did not scoop.
After Tuesday’s recreation, Boone declined to say whether or not he thought Volpe may profit mentally from just a few days off. Oswald Peraza, who has struggled offensively, and Amed Rosario, who has totaled 15 appearances at shortstop since 2024, are the Yankees’ different choices.
However on Wednesday, Boone made his stance clear.
“I have not wanted to do that or decided to do that,” Boone stated earlier than the sport. “Clearly, he’s gone through some struggles here, and in some key moments not made some plays. I think Anthony’s super tough, and I think he’s wired for this.”
Volpe received a Gold Glove in 2023 and was a finalist final season. He didn’t commit greater than 17 errors in both 12 months.
However this season, Volpe entered Wednesday rating twelfth amongst MLB shortstops in Defensive Runs Saved (1); nineteenth in Fielding Run Worth (-2); and nineteenth in Outs Above Common (-3).
Final 12 months, Volpe’s 14 Outs Above Common have been the second most amongst American League shortstops and tied for fifth finest within the majors on the place.
“I’ve never really experienced something like this, but I’ve got really good guys around me,” Volpe stated after Tuesday’s win. “I know what I’m capable of, so it’s obviously frustrating. It’s not discouraging, and I know the standard that I have for myself. I’m just going to keep pushing until I just prove it to myself every day.”
Volpe has been heating up offensively. His game-tying residence run within the ninth inning of Wednesday’s win marked his second consecutive recreation with a homer, and he’s hit six residence runs in his final 11 video games.
Boone stated he was not anxious that Volpe, 24, can be affected by boos from the Yankee Stadium crowd. Wearing a shirt that includes quite a few Yankee greats, Boone famous that every of these well-known faces was seemingly booed at one level.
The supervisor additionally remembered Mariano Rivera being booed in 2003, shortly after Boone was traded to the Yankees earlier than that 12 months’s deadline.
“My message to [Volpe] is, ‘You’re really good at this,’ and that’s reality,” Boone stated. “He’s a Gold Glove player. He makes plays that people can’t make. He’s a playmaker out there. He’s made some mistakes on some balls that he needs to nail down, but it happens to guys at different points in their career.”
Boone lauded Volpe’s pregame preparation and stated the Yankees would “work right there with him to get through it, too.”
“I believe his best days are in front of him and beyond,” Boone stated.
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