NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was benched Sunday night for the finale of a critical four-game series against the rival Boston Red Sox.

“As a competitor and as someone that takes pride and wants to be out there every day, you need to take it on the chin and you look for the positives,” Volpe said. “If I do what I've got to do, it’ll be where it is. That’s all I need.”

Volpe is mired in a 1-for-28 slump and leads the American League with 17 errors. New York started recently acquired utilityman José Caballero at shortstop Sunday night.

Volpe entered on defense with the Yankees leading 5-2 in the eighth inning and converted his only chance in the field. Caballero moved to right field.

“The only thing I can think of, at its worst, there were some things with my footwork an

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