Now what? Yankees’ Jose Caballero drilled in elbow after Anthony Volpe bombs in Triple-A
Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero's left elbow was swollen after Wednesday's game due to a third inning hit by pitch.
NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe must have felt a million miles away from the Bronx up in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon during his second game since he was activated from the Yankees ' injured list and optioned to Triple-A last Sunday. In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s 9-7 victory over the Red Sox’s top farm club, the only time Volpe was on base in six at-bats was on a fielder’s choice. Then Volpe didn’t score from first base on Spencer Jones’ double, which one-hopped the right-center field wall, even though he was stealing on the pitch.
He either forgot there were two outs or he thought it was a homer. Here’s how Worcester’s TV analyst described Volpe’s baserunning mistake while watching the replay: “I’m not sure how Volpe didn’t score here. Look at him slow up as he gets to second base.
Did he think this was gone? “At two outs, you’ve got to be moving and he slows up at second base. He was caught looking at the ball.
I’m not sure what he’s doing. Boy, especially off (stealing) with the pitch. ” That kind of 0-for-6 collar isn’t going to get Volpe a quick return to the majors unless ...