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The New York Yankees are in the middle of a key series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Their offense has been dreadful for over a week, with no one standing out above the rest to drag the team along. Defensively, unearned runs are being allowed at a historic rate. Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is under the microscope, and Michael Kay said he declined a chance to help the team. The next day, Kay said the rumor was patently false.
On his ESPN New York radio show, Kay spoke about Volpe's time in the minors. He says people have told him that Volpe was asked to move to second base, but he declined, saying he was a shortstop.
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On X, formerly Twitter, Kay came out to say this report was false. "I spoke of a rumor yesterday on TMKS that Anthony Volpe would not play 2B in the minors. Sounded unlike him, so I checked further today and there is absolutely no truth to it whatsoever. He never refused to work at second."
During his brief time in the minor leagues, Volpe only played shortstop while Jose Caballero dominated in the majors. But once Caballero got injured, Volpe was called up.
The Yankees have been rotating Caballero and Volpe at shortstop while both have been healthy. They are well over .500 when Caballero starts, but below the water mark when their former draft pick starts. There is no open path at second base for Volpe this year, but he could be a new player next year. Jazz Chisholm Jr is in the final year of team control before hitting unrestricted free agency . He has expressed his desire for a $300 million contract, which the Yankees may not give him.
In his last 11 games, Volpe has a .125 batting average and a .356 OPS, with just one extra-base hit. He has to improve offensively and defensively for conversations like this one to stop.
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The Yankees and Rays continue their series at 6:40 on Wednesday night.
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