Yankees’ Anthony Volpe getting close to busting out: Aaron Boone
NY Post
The roller coaster that has been Anthony Volpe at the plate has reached another valley, though manager Aaron Boone believes the uphill climb has begun.
Entering play Friday, Volpe — who has been streaky through his major league career, prone to red-hot streaks and frigid-cold spurts — had gone 6-for-43 (.140) in his past 12 games with 18 strikeouts.
He owned a .908 OPS 12 games into his season, which had fallen to .680.
“You’re a good series away from being back in that [.800 OPS] neighborhood,” the manager said before the Yankees lost, 4-2, to the Blue Jays in The Bronx, during which Boone saw hope from his everyday shortstop.
Volpe finished 1-for-3 with a double, was hit by a pitch, lined to left field and had a well-struck, 102.1-mph fly out to fairly deep center field.
The seventh-inning double that one-hopped the wall in right field (after which Volpe came around to score the then-game-tying run) was the most obvious sign of progress, but Boone was encouraged all day.
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