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Yankees’ Anthony Volpe Draws On-Air Fan Rebuke as Strikeouts Mount in ALDS Game 4

A broadcast shot of a supporter miming swings captured growing criticism of Aaron Boone’s choice to stick with the slumping shortstop.

Overview

  • Volpe’s postseason line fell to 5-for-26 (.192), with 14 strikeouts in 24 plate appearances.
  • He is 1-for-15 in the ALDS against Toronto, striking out 11 times in the series.
  • During a seventh-inning at-bat shown on FS1, a fan mimed swings after two called strikes against lefty Brendon Little.
  • Volpe later missed a knuckle curve for his third strikeout of the game in that appearance.
  • Boone faced public pushback for keeping Volpe in the Game 4 lineup as fans on social media called for benching him or moving on.