Yankees' Anthony Volpe plays five innings in first rehab start with Double-A Somerset

Yankees  shortstop Anthony Volpe made his first rehab start on Tuesday night, playing for Double-A Somerset and it was a bit of a mixed bag. Volpe finished the game going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts, but he was going up against one of the best pitchers in the league, Zack Wheeler. The Phillies ace was making a rehab start of his own, and the right-hander struck Volpe out swinging on three pitches.

In Volpe's second at-bat, he put up more of a fight. Volpe worked the count full and fouled off a couple of pitches before Wheeler finally got the young infielder to strike out swinging on a nasty sweeper. In the field, Volpe made every play hit to him at shortstop.

Rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery, Volpe is showing no effects of the injury that hampered his offensive and defensive performance in 2025. He was eventually pulled after five innings. Volpe had his worst statistical season last year, batting .

212 with 19 home runs and a career-low . 272 OBP. He also had a career-high 19 errors in the field.