Overview

• Volpe has reached base once in his last 38 plate appearances, producing a .027 on-base percentage over an 11-game span with one hit and zero walks, per ClutchPoints.
• Newsweek, citing the New York Post, reports he has gone 25 consecutive plate appearances without reaching base and was booed during Wednesday’s win over the Nationals.
• Manager Aaron Boone recently sat Volpe for two games as a reset, then returned him to the lineup, where his struggles persisted.
• Boone, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton voiced support, with Boone citing mechanical tweaks and recent defensive effort as the team works on adjustments.
• EssentiallySports notes a reported league-leading 17 errors this season and growing talk that his everyday role could be threatened by José Caballero.