Anthony Volpe found himself on the bench a second straight game Monday night, but his manager said the struggling shortstop’s time there won’t last beyond that.
And in saying Volpe would be back in the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Nationals , Aaron Boone said he still sees the 24-year-old as an everyday player.
“I view Anthony as our shortstop,” Boone said Monday afternoon.
Volpe, in a 1-for-28 slide and batting all of .169 in August (12-for-71), is hitting .208 on the season with a .274 on-base percentage. He does have 18 homers and is tied with Aaron Judge for second-most doubles (26) on the club, but coupled with Volpe’s struggles in the field this season (he has a team-high 17 errors), it has not overall been a good season for the third-year shortstop.
“It’s all on