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Aaron Boone expects Anthony Volpe to play ‘a lot’ on Yankees’ upcoming road trip

Nypost · · 621 words · By Dan Martin
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Anthony Volpe wasn’t in the lineup again for Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Rays in The Bronx as José Caballero manned shortstop, but Volpe should get more playing time on the upcoming road trip.

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What happened

Anthony Volpe wasn’t in the lineup again for Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Rays in The Bronx as José Caballero manned shortstop, but Volpe should get more playing time on the upcoming road trip.

Why it matters

When the Yankees visit Kansas City on Monday, they’ll face Michael Wacha, a right-hander who is tougher on lefty hitters than on righties, followed by lefties Bailey Falter and Noah Cameron.

Common ground

And in Sacramento, the A’s are scheduled to throw left-hander Jacob Lopez on Saturday.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “starting with lefty-swinging Chandler Simpson — Hill whiffed Simpson”
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Claim 2: “followed by lefties Bailey Falter and Noah Cameron”
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Web results mention Noah Cameron and Bailey Falter in the context of the Royals, but do not explicitly confirm the sequence of matchups against the Yankees as described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 18, 2026 ... The Kansas City Royals will look to break their six-game road slide in a matchup with the New York Yankees.
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/mlb/royals-aim-to-break-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia ...
https://www.mlb.com/royals/player/noah-cameron-702070
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 7, 2025 ... The Royals flipped the two pitchers to break up the lefties in the rotation as LHP Noah Cameron will be pitching on Saturday. So Falter will ...
https://www.facebook.com/61554693326574/posts/rhp-ryan-berge…
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Claim 3: “And in Sacramento, the A’s are scheduled to throw left-hander Jacob Lopez on Saturday”
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One source discusses how the A's can get the most out of Jacob Lopez in May 2026, but there is no specific corroboration of a scheduled start in Sacramento on a specific Saturday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat of and the most populous city in Alameda County, California, with a popula…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California
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web search NEUTRAL — Fullname: Jacob Lopez · Born: 3/11/1998 in Granada Hills, CA · Draft: 2018, San Francisco Giants, Round: 26, Overall Pick: 766 · College: College of the Canyons ...
https://www.mlb.com/athletics/player/jacob-lopez-682052
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web search NEUTRAL — May 3, 2026 ... With a tired bullpen and no long relief option available after Luis Medina threw 52 pitches on Thursday in addition to Brady Basso's 27, the A's ...
https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/onsi/how-the-a-s-can-get-th…
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Claim 4: “It came after Hill gave up four runs in Friday’s loss”
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Claim 5: “The Yankees traded for Caballero last season”
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Wikipedia confirms José Caballero is a player for the Yankees, and two other sources explicitly report the trade acquisition of Caballero (one mentioning the trade for Everson Pereira).
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web search NEUTRAL — José Manuel Ortega Caballero (born August 30, 1996) is a Panamanian professional baseball utility player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Caballero_(baseball)
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... NEWS: The Yankees have acquired shortstop Jose Caballero in exchange for Everson Pereira and a player to be named later. Great defender and ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 ... Caballero comes to the Bronx The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired infielder/outfielder José Caballero from the ...
https://www.facebook.com/Yankees/posts/caballero-comes-to-th…
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Claim 6: “Volpe hasn’t played anything but shortstop in a game since 2021, when he was in High-A ball”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of the name 'Anthony' and refrigeration doors, which are irrelevant to the baseball player's career history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony ... Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — Commercial refrigeration glass display doors, LED lighting, shelving and gaskets from Anthony International, the leader in commercial refrigeration technology and equipment. Retail merchandising cases…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2025 · Anthony is often used as a boy's name. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name Anthony.
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Claim 7: “He also made a diving catch in the eighth”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a diving catch by Aaron Judge in the eighth inning.
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Claim 8: “When the Yankees visit Kansas City on Monday, they’ll face Michael Wacha”
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While there is evidence of the Yankees playing the Royals in April 2026, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming Michael Wacha as the starting pitcher for Monday's game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
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Claim 9: “Aaron Judge’s dramatics weren’t limited to his game-winning homer in the ninth”
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Multiple sources (NY Post, WTOP, and another web report) confirm Aaron Judge hit a game-winning/walk-off home run in the ninth inning of a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boone hits game winning home run. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees looks on after hitting a home run during the second inning against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on...
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web search NEUTRAL — -- With the game scoreless into the ninth inning, Trent Grisham got things started by fighting back from an 0-2 count to work a leadoff walk. That set the stage for Aaron Judge, who delivered in drama…
https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-rays-recap-aaron-judge-ryan-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge hit his first homer and drove in his first runs since going deep in the first inning off Logan Henderson in Milwaukee on May 10. In between homers, Judge had gone 8 for 43 and the Yankees lost s…
https://wtop.com/sports/2026/05/aaron-judges-walk-off-homer-…
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Claim 10: “Anthony Volpe wasn’t in the lineup again for Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Rays in The Bronx as José Caballero manned shortstop”
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Multiple sources confirm the Yankees' 2-0 win over the Rays and that José Caballero was playing shortstop while Anthony Volpe was out of the lineup (implied by the context of Boone's quotes about Volpe practicing at second base and Caballero starting).
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees. 49K views • 9 days ago.BEHIND THE NY – Episode 5 – Day in the Life of Will Warren | NEW YORK YANKEES 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 27: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after his fifth inning home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during game one of a doubleheader at Yankee Stad…
https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees/announce-antho…
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Claim 11: “Gerrit Cole reported no issues after making his first start Friday since his March 2025 Tommy John surgery”
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Claim 12: “Volpe, according to manager Aaron Boone, just started working at second base”
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Three separate web search results explicitly quote manager Aaron Boone stating that Anthony Volpe will begin mixing in workouts/practicing at second base.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Aaron Boone said he thought about starting Jose Caballero tonight, but believes Anthony Volpe is still the team's shortstop. Boone was quoted as ...
https://www.facebook.com/yankeesavenue/posts/volpe-will-begi…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... With Volpe out of the lineup, Boone said the Yankees will begin to have him “mixing in” workouts at second base. Yankees Soccer Jersey ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-discuss-playing-time-for-jo…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... ... Aaron Boone said. “We want to win big, and we want win big for the Yankees. And then it's my job to try and put you in the best position to ...
https://worldbaseball.com/anthony-volpe-to-start-practicing-…
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Claim 13: “Judge singled with one out and Ben Rice followed with a shot to right field. When Ryan Vilade caught it, Judge found himself almost at second base and he was doubled off first to end the inning.”
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Claim 14: “Boone went with lefty Tim Hill instead of closer David Bednar”
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Claim 15: “Volpe, who was sidelined by offseason shoulder surgery”
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Five independent cross-references from the NY Post explicitly confirm that Volpe underwent offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Volpe... being optioned to the minors following his rehab stint as he came back from offseason surgery on his left shoulder.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/sports/yankees-anthony-volpe-t…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A season debut late this month or in early May is within reach for Volpe after offseason surgery that repaired a labrum tear in his left shoulder
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/sports/yankees-gerrit-cole-to-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Volpe, sidelined by offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/sports/yankees-anthony-volpe-b…
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Claim 16: “he made an uncharacteristic baserunning error in the first”
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Claim 17: “is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday in Kansas City, with Will Warren going Monday and Cam Schlittler on Tuesday”
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