Anthony Volpe discovering some success that might flip round his Yankees season

Aaron Boone’s protection of Anthony Volpe’s shortstop play hasn’t wavered, even because the errors — all 13 of them, tied for the third most within the majors — stacked up.

It’ll have to proceed once more after Monday, when Volpe botched one other ball utilizing his backhand within the eighth inning and boos crammed Yankee Stadium after the sequence that was scored successful however simply might’ve been error No. 14.

Boone remained adamant that Volpe continues to be a “prime shortstop” in a postgame information convention final week. He ripped the “excessive” criticism that the 24-year-old confronted in a latest “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast. Boone’s assist — many instances teetering between rational and delusional — “means the world” to Volpe, although he advised The Publish pregame that “I want he didn’t ever have to want to have my again.”

For a seven-game stretch getting into Sunday, Volpe hit .292 with a 1.099 OPS and 4 homers — and, maybe most significantly, collected simply three strikeouts in 24 at-bats. However after an 0-for-3 recreation and the miscue on José Caballero’s grounder within the Yankees’ 4-2 loss to the Rays, the streakiness wrinkle defining Volpe’s profession has materialized once more.