Aaron Judge has blunt message for Anthony Volpe after boo-filled debut

BALTIMORE — If you watched Anthony Volpe’s Yankees debut Wednesday at Oriole Park and thought his entire afternoon was a total loss, you’re mistaken. Actually, Volpe did a swell job of avoiding a little inquisition after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout and an error on a groundball right at him one day after he returned from Triple-A. After the Yankees managed one hit while being skunked 7-0 by the Orioles, their very temporary starting shortstop didn’t make a clubhouse appearance during 15 minutes of media availability.

Maybe Volpe was taking a long shower. Maybe he was eating alone while teammates munched on postgame meals on tables in a hallway outside their clubhouse. Maybe he was already on a team bus that still wasn’t close to heading to BWI for a charter flight to Newark.

Volpe’s absence came after a difficult afternoon that included boos from Yankees fans in a crowd of 14,521 at the series finale that was switched from a night game to a matinee due to expected rain. Knowing Volpe has been in media and fan crosshairs, Aaron Judge provided some public support during his post-game interview. The Yankees captain talked about his club’s hitting woes and the upcoming series against the Mets before being asked what his message was to Volpe, who was called up from Scranton on Tuesday to play short while Jose Caballero takes 10 days or so to recover from a fractured right middle finger.

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