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Aaron Boone teases Anthony Volpe fielding experiment in minors

Nypost · · 617 words · By Greg Joyce
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What to know about Aaron Boone teases Anthony Volpe fielding experiment in minors

Anthony Volpe will likely be starting at shortstop Tuesday, when he plays his first non-rehab-assignment minor league game in more than three years.

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What happened

Anthony Volpe will likely be starting at shortstop Tuesday, when he plays his first non-rehab-assignment minor league game in more than three years.

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Common ground

Try it freeBut as he begins a stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with an uncertain end date after being optioned there Sunday night at the end of his rehab assignment, it bears watching if and when the Yankees will have him start to work at other…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anthony Volpe will likely be starting at shortstop Tuesday, when he plays his first non-rehab-assignment minor league game in more than three years.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Anthony Volpe was scheduled to start at shortstop on Tuesday in his first non-rehab minor league game in over three years following shoulder surgery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luciana Paluzzi (born 10 June 1937) is an Italian actress. She is perhaps best known for playing SPECTRE assassin Fiona Volpe in the fourth James Bond film, Thunderball, but she had important roles in…
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Claim 2: “top prospect George Lombard Jr. is now at Triple-A after a promotion from Double-A.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim is missing or irrelevant (returning general 'George' search results), although other results mention Lombard's general status. No specific confirmation of the promotion from Double-A to Triple-A is present in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — George (English: / ˈdʒɔːrdʒ /) is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Georgios (Γεώργιος; Ancient Greek: [ɡeɔ́ːrɡi.os], Modern Greek: [ʝeˈorʝi.os]). [1][2][3] It may have been a theopho…
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web search NEUTRAL — George is a good little monkey…and always very curious! For over 80 years, the adventures of George and his friend The Man With the Yellow Hat have been delighting children with their...
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web search NEUTRAL — George T Ho, MD specializes in Urology at OhioHealth Physician Group in Columbus, OH.
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Claim 3: “Lombard, also a natural shortstop, has been sprinkling in some third base and (last year) second base”
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Both Baseball-Reference and a news article confirm George Lombard Jr. is a natural shortstop who has also played second and third base.
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web search NEUTRAL — George Lombard Jr. Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg) Team: New York Yankees (minors) Born: June 2, 2005 in Miami, FL Draft: Dr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lombard has played 203 games at shortstop in his pro career, sprinkling in some at second base (29) and third base (22). He also played two games at third base during big-league spring training ...
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web search NEUTRAL — George Alexander Lombard Jr. (born June 2, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the New York Yankees organization.
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Claim 4: “Boone, who also spoke with Volpe on Sunday night, said the 25-year-old took the news “like a pro.””
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Web search results confirm Aaron Boone spoke about the decision on Sunday, but the specific quote about Volpe taking the news 'like a pro' and the confirmation of his exact age as 25 are not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees manager Aaron Boone on Sunday hinted at the potential for this move when asked what goes into the decision to possibly keep Volpe in the minor leagues. “Caballero is playing the heck out of th…
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web search NEUTRAL — “We’ll see,’’ Yanks manager Aaron Boone said of potentially moving Volpe to other infield positions this year. “Right now, he’s going to play shortstop. If we have those conversations as the days unfo…
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2026/05…
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web search NEUTRAL — It’s nearly decision day for the Yankees when it comes to Anthony Volpe. But what once was considered almost a formality — that Volpe would reclaim his starting job at shortstop with the Yankees as so…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/sports/yankees-waiting-as-long…
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Claim 5: “he begins a stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with an uncertain end date after being optioned there Sunday night at the end of his rehab assignment”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Volpe was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday night after his rehab assignment ended.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanks option Volpe to Triple-A, giving Caballero everyday shortstop job. May 4th, 2026.He will be the everyday shortstop for the foreseeable future because the team reinstated Anthony Volpe from the 1…
https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-volpe-optioned-to-triple-a-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sunday was the maximum 20th day for a rehab assignment in the minors. If Volpe remains in the minors for another 20 days or more, it would delay his free-agent eligibility by a year until after the 20…
https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/yankees-option-anthony-…
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Claim 6: “José Caballero having done enough over the first 34 games to take over the starting shortstop job for the time being.”
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Web search results from CBS Sports and other news sources confirm that José Caballero has taken over the starting shortstop role for the Yankees.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending American League champions, the American League East ch…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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wikipedia 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 (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Caballero_(baseball)
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Claim 7: “Aaron Judge, who spoke to Volpe by phone for 30-40 minutes Sunday night”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the biblical Aaron and unrelated events; there is no evidence in the snippets confirming a phone call between Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
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Claim 8: “he’s obviously worked really hard to go through this [rehab from shoulder surgery]”
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Although the specific 'evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence for claim 0 and claim 1 explicitly mentions Volpe's return from 'left shoulder surgery performed in October to repair a partially torn labrum'.
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Claim 9: “he started 455 games at shortstop out of the Yankees’ 486 games from 2023-25”
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While search results provide general stats pages for Volpe, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the specific numbers (455 out of 486 games) for the 2023-25 period.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Volpe in the first round of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Volpe
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web search NEUTRAL — Complete career MLB stats for the New York Yankees Shortstop Anthony Volpe on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/42547/anthony-vol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fullname: Anthony Michael Volpe Born: 4/28/2001 in New York, NY Draft: 2019, New York Yankees, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 30 High School: Delbarton, Morristown, NJ Debut: 3/30/2023 Follow:
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.