Anthony Volpe entered 2025 with high expectations and a good deal of pressure. The Yankees envisioned he could blossom into an all-around star when they handed him the keys to the shortstop position before the 2023 season. That rookie campaign had been encouraging, with the 23-year-old going 20/20 and winning a Gold Glove, though his .209 batting average and 81 OPS+ suggested there was room for improvement.

So, too, did GM Brian Cashman in a fateful, hostile exchange with Joel Sherman after the New York Post reporter pressed Cashman on Volpe’s underwhelming offensive output. “I look forward to you telling me when Volpe crushes it offensively this year for us, that you’ll say ‘Hey man, I guess your development program did a good job, and (his offensive struggles in 2023 were) just sea legs

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