Volpe undergoes left shoulder labrum repair, recovery may affect 2026

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe underwent surgery this week to repair a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder, a team source confirmed, roughly a week after the Yankees were eliminated from the American League Division Series by the Toronto Blue Jays. The procedure followed an injury Volpe sustained on May 3 while making a diving play, when he reported feeling a pop in the shoulder.

Volpe continued to play through the discomfort for most of the season, missing only one game immediately after the injury and receiving cortisone injections in July and again in September to manage pain. Team officials and managers had repeatedly said the shoulder was not a primary factor in his play during the campaign. Manager Aaron Boone said in September that he felt Volpe was "in a good place physically," while general manager Brian Cashman expressed continued confidence in Volpe's long-term potential.

Still, Volpe’s offensive and defensive performance declined in 2025. He appeared in 153 games, hitting .212 with 19 home runs, 72 runs batted in and a .663 OPS, and he struck out 150 times in 596 plate appearances. Defensively, he committed 19 errors, one of the higher totals among...