Overview
- Aaron Boone said he is comfortable starting Ryan McMahon at shortstop, and McMahon’s fourth spring start there “looked fine,” per the New York Post.
- José Caballero is expected to open at shortstop with Anthony Volpe set to miss the start of the season following offseason surgery.
- McMahon has never started an MLB game at shortstop and logged only three big‑league innings there in 2020, with mixed spring results that included early errors.
- Using McMahon as the emergency option at shortstop gives the Yankees latitude to carry more bats, with reporting citing Randal Grichuk as a roster driver.
- The plan influences bench and hot‑corner depth, with Oswaldo Cabrera viewed as a third‑base fallback and outside projections suggesting Max Schuemann could be squeezed off the Opening Day roster.