The New York Yankees have had a somewhat irregular midseason, maintaining a positive record of 47 wins and 38 losses. Although they are still far from the lead in the American League East Division.
This irregularity has been reflected above all in the offense, until a few weeks ago the Yankees had the third worst offense in all of the Major Leagues with a collective average of just .229, but this lack of forcefulness in hitting seems to be improving and has as a result starring rookie Anthony Volpe.
The 22-year-old shortstop is hitting .379 in his last 18 games. He’s gone 58-for-22 with 5 doubles, 4 RBIs and 2 home runs, to post a 1.050 OPS and lead the New York offense that has won 6 of his last 10 games.
With this new offensive gait, Volpe closed his current season average at .225, with 30 RBIs, 11 home runs and 64 hits in his first season in the majors, he has also started each of the 85 games the Yankees have played up to the moment.
The young baseball player was highly criticized at the beginning of the season, since he was not performing as expected. However, Volpe acknowledged in the press conference of the Yankees’ last game that: “I’ve been feeling more comfortable lately. Everything that is happening is the best for the team”.
was never in doubt
Despite criticism of Volpe for the slow start to the season, manager Aaron Boone gave the rookie his full support. “In my opinion, Volpe is helping us win games and we are confident that he will remain in the lineup to continue doing so.” said the strategist a few months ago when questioning his stay in the majors.
Even Hal Steinbrenner himself, owner of the Bronx franchise, gave the rookie a boost, stating that: “There were never any talks about lowering Volpe to Triple A.” The shortstop is the third Yankee player with the most hits, RBIs and runs, behind only Anthony Rizo and Gleyber Torres.
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