Yankees’ Anthony Volpe explains what went wrong on costly error
Anthony Volpe admitted that he got played on Wednesday night, and it cost the Yankees a chance to end their five-game losing streak.
In the top of the eighth inning, with the game tied 2-2 and the bases loaded with one out, Jo Adell hit a grounder to the third-year shortstop, who bobbled the ball in front of him and proceeded to errantly throw too wide of Oswald Peraza at second base.
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The crucial error allowed the go-ahead run for the Angels in their 3-2 win in The Bronx despite the Yankees breaking their brutal 30-inning streak without scoring a run.
Volpe was quick to shake his head following the play and had few words to say after the game.
“Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be aggressive. Go get the ball and make the play,” Volpe said of the error. “As far as that, that’s all it is. It’s the first read off the bat.
“It was hit sharp. It looked like it hopped up a little bit. I haven’t watched the replay of it yet and you know, obviously, didn’t handle the ball,” manager Aaron Boone said.
Volpe, the 2023 Gold Glove winner, also struck out swinging for the final out of the game on a 95.1 mph cutter from Angels closer Kenley Jansen with the potential tying run on base.
Volpe was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He is 1-for-18 in his past five games.
Still, Boone says Volpe’s recent at-bats have been solid.
“Lately, for the most part OK. The last couple days, I feel like his BPs for the last couple days have been good where he’s making just good move,” Boone said. “As I’ve talked about kind of all year, I feel like he understands that better and knows what that feels like and self-corrects a little bit better. So, tonight, a little, you know, where it wasn’t that move I’ve seen in BP. It wasn’t real efficient like that. But, he’ll work through this. Again, I think he’s so much better at self-correcting now and making those adjustments in quicker time frames.”
Another bump in the road came in the second inning when Volpe was caught stealing — his sixth of the year — at second base.
He has lacked in the area this season, which has been a strength of his the past two years.
Volpe has eight stolen bases on the season.
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