Yankees Likely to Keep Volpe in Minors After Rehab

The New York Yankees are weighing whether to activate shortstop Anthony Volpe from his minor league rehabilitation assignment when it expires Sunday, with manager Aaron Boone indicating the team will likely keep him at Double-A Somerset for now due to Jose Caballero's strong performance at the position.

Volpe, a 25-year-old former top prospect, has been recovering from left shoulder surgery performed on October 14 following a down year in 2025, when he hit .212 with 19 home runs and committed a career-high 19 errors. During his 10-game rehab stint entering Friday, Volpe batted .303 with one home run and three RBIs. Boone said after the Yankees' 7-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday that the team would "kind of reevaluate where we are on after Sunday," the maximum 20th day of the assignment. "I dont think it hurts to have some more runway for him," Boone added. "Cabys obviously playing very well for us."

Caballero, who has started 31 of the Yankees' first 32 games at shortstop, entered the weekend hitting .274 with four home runs, 12 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. He homered in the second inning Friday and had batted .338 with 10 RBIs over his previous 18 games. "Josés earned...