Overview
- Volpe was optioned to Triple‑A in mid‑August after offensive struggles in New York and has been working to rebuild his play in the minors.
- Since the demotion he has hit well for the Scranton/Wilkes‑Barre RailRiders, producing a .276 batting average, .632 slugging percentage and a 1.008 OPS in 23 Triple‑A games, and he has started games at third base.
- During Wednesday’s RailRiders game he was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning, stayed in for two more innings, stole a base and lined out before leaving the contest in the sixth inning.
- Yankees beat writer Jorge Castillo reported that a source told ESPN Volpe has a right forearm contusion and his status for the RailRiders’ next game was listed as TBD pending team medical updates.
- The contusion introduces new uncertainty about a near‑term recall to the Yankees and means the club must factor his health into decisions already giving other players, including George Lombard Jr., time at shortstop.