When it comes to the New York Yankees in 2025, few players have drawn as much ire as Anthony Volpe .
Originally drafted in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, Volpe looked like a certified player in 2023, finishing in the running for Rookie of the Year while being awarded a Golden Glove. But as time has progressed, he simply hasn't built on that momentum, to the point where he's become a legitimate liability in the field and at the plate in 2025.
And yet, in a presser with reporters before the team's showdown against the Washington Nationals, Yankees skipper Aaron Boone let his stance be known without hesitation: Vople is the Yankees' everyday shortstop moving forward .
“I view Anthony as our shortstop,” Boone told reporte