Overview

• Volpe delivered an RBI single and a key scoop on a low throw in the Yankees’ 4-0 Game 3 win that clinched the Wild Card series.
• He finished the series slashing .364/.364/.636 with a homer and two RBIs, including a Game 1 blast off Garrett Crochet and a highlight double play in Game 2.
• Boone said Volpe received a cortisone injection in his left shoulder on Sept. 10, after which he hit .289 over 11 games and showed sharper defense.
• The postseason surge follows a difficult regular season in which Volpe hit .212/.272/.391 with 19 errors and briefly ceded starts to José Caballero.
• New York advances to face the Blue Jays in a best-of-five ALDS, with Game 1 set for Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre.