NEW YORK —I’m no mind reader, but I bet Anthony Volpe knew the day was coming when Aaron Boone would stop covering for him. At-bat after at-bat, one hitless game after another, Volpe’s average tanked close enough to .200 for the manager to finally say the quiet part out loud:

The kid needed to be benched.

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