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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 29: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees celebrates his two-home run in the top of the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Yankees defeated the Phillies 14-4. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
On Thursday afternoon, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers (at home) by a score of 9-2.
They took two out of three from the Rangers.
Also on Thursday, their Triple-A affiliate (SWB RailRiders) had a game with the Worcester Red Sox.
Anthony Volpe finished the 10-8 loss with one hit, one RBI and two strikeouts in six at-bats.
MLB Fans React To Anthony Volpe’s Performance
GettyAnthony Volpe #11 and Oswaldo Cabrera #95 of the New York Yankees celebrates after Volpe hit a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics in the top of the second inning at the Oakland Coliseum on September 21, 2024 in Oakland, California.
Here’s what people were saying about Volpe on social media:
@cai_rogers7: “This is not an Anti-Volpe post, but more of an informative one Anthony Volpe botches a fairly easy groundball at SS and is charged with an error”
@JYankees: “Time for 2b”
@C_RichDustLords: “Trade him for an bullpen arm”
@NY647764: “we gotta end the volpe at SS experiment he’s clearly in his own head here”
@whiling15: “Anthony #Volpe has played poorly in the minors including the rehab he had. He does have a sac fly tonight but looks lost as a whole. You have to wonder how he will recover from the injury.”
Billy Reinhardt: “Not saying Anthony Volpe can’t be a good major league shortstop — he won a Gold Glove as a rookie after all — but he can’t be shortstop of the New York Yankees. That’s a position with prestige following Derek Jeter. Volpe’s best shot of extending his career with the Yankees is becoming the 2B post-Jazz Chisholm.”
@MikeyBets424: “Same errors over and over. Why is he sitting back on a slow rolling grounder. This is first thing you learn in travel ball, take the likelihood of a bad bounce down by charging”
@Knicks97107463: “His 2nd error in AAA. Hes hitting .200 in AAA.”
@singhsports7: “Volpe can’t even hit in AAA.”
@Apex_Calibre: “Play Volpe on 2B. Never put him at SS again”
@NYY_Prospects: “SWB down 5-4. Duke Ellis went deep in the second and Anthony Volpe has a sac fly.”
GettyAnthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees in action against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on August 28, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Volpe was a first-round pick in 2019.
He has played three MLB seasons for the Yankees, but has yet to make his season debut in 2026.
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Ben Stinar Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years. He has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar