The tallest hurdle for Anthony Volpe had entailed diving, which the Yankees’ recovering shortstop began doing last week.
TAMPA — Anthony Volpe is not sure when he will debut this season and not sure when his swing progression will graduate to live at-bats, but he is checking off boxes and progressing well.which underwent surgery in October “I feel like I’ve been able to handle everything thrown at me so far,” Volpe said Saturday from Steinbrenner Field.
Volpe is swinging and “in the middle of the hitting progression” he said, and has experienced no setbacks following a procedure that will keep him out of games until April or — more likely — May.The shoulder issue began in early May of last year, when Volpe heard a “pop” diving for a ball. What followed were two midseason cortisone shots and perhaps Volpe’s worst stretch of play in his three major league seasons, when his usually reliable defense faltered and he hit poorly enough to lose some September time to José Caballero.Why standard for Hall of Fame pitchers must evolve or MLB risks extinction of elected aces “I definitely feel like it’s healthy,” Volpe said. “I think I’m just progressing. The way I can tell is it’s responding to the treatments. Every day is better, even if it’s a very small amount. I feel better every day.The second cortisone shot, given in September, appeared to work and preceded an upturn in Volpe’s production defensively and offensively. Still, the season ended with Volpe’s bat struggling in the ALDS after a campaign in which he was again a below-average hitter.For the first time since Volpe won the job from Oswald Peraza in spring training of 2023, there is some shortstop competition. Caballero, who was excellent in 40 games with the Yankees after coming over from the Rays, is expected to be the Opening Day shortstop.“I’m in a good spot,” Volpe said, “and I feel like I could do more, which I think is what want.”
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