Volpe's Grand Slam Powers Yankees Past Rockies in Return — SkimNews
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- Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high 5 RBIs in the Yankees' 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, his first major league game since Aug. 1.
- Volpe went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, saw 21 pitches across his at-bats, and received a curtain call as the Yankee Stadium crowd of 40,706 chanted his name.
- Volpe was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb.
- Volpe made his first big league start at second base — the position he worked on across 19 games with the RailRiders — after losing his shortstop job to 21-year-old rookie George Lombard Jr. last month.
- Volpe earned International League Player of the Week honors for hitting .524 with three homers, six RBIs and five stolen bases over six games from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6.
- Chisholm can become a free agent after the World Series, making Volpe's September audition at second base a potential look at next season's roster.
Why it matters: Volpe's career .224 average, .287 on-base percentage and prior defensive struggles had drawn heavy criticism from Yankees fans, so a grand-slam return with a curtain call materially changes how the organization and fanbase may evaluate his role going forward. With Chisholm headed toward free agency after the World Series, Volpe's performance at second base directly factors into the Yankees' infield calculus for next season.
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