In a surprising turn of events, the New York Yankees appear to be turning their backs on struggling shortstop Anthony Volpe. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who has long been a supporter of the young infielder, has dramatically changed his tune. Boone chose not to pencil Volpe’s name into the lineup for Sunday’s match against the Boston Red Sox, and when asked if Volpe would be back Monday, he said, “We’ll see,” as reported by Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Recently, the Yankees have struggled to string together hits as well as make simple defensive plays. Volpe has been at the forefront of both problems. The 24-year-old shortstop has just one hit in his last 29 plate appearances. He is hitting .208/.274/.400 with 18 home runs this season. Volpe has also been under fire all year for his abysmal defense. In Saturday’s game, Volpe committed his 17th error of the season when he threw the ball over the head of first baseman Ben Rice on a routine grounder. This is the second-highest error total in baseball. Errors aside,
