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Signs are there inconsistent Anthony Volpe can deliver what Yankees envisioned
By Greg Joyce

Published June 5, 2023, 11:41 p.m. ET

1. When the Yankees made the decision at the end of spring training to make Anthony Volpe their starting shortstop, they made it clear he was going to get a long run.

“He knows, for better or for worse, we’re committed to letting him handle that position,” general manager Brian Cashman said on the last day of camp.

Through the Yankees’ first 61 games of the season — with Volpe appearing in every single one of them — the rookie has run the gamut of highs and lows, with more of the latter lately.

But there he was in the ninth inning Sunday at Dodger Stadium, turning on a fastball and crushing it for a two-run home run that gave the Yankees some much-needed breathing room in their 4-1 win.

After entering the day 6-for-56 with 22 strikeouts over his previous 17 games, he delivered a two-hit game and homered in the clutch, once again backing up the Yankees’ belief that he is equipped to handle the inevitable struggles.