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Newsweek
3 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Yankees Manager Called 'Brainwashed' Over Anthony Volpe, 'Weird' Relationship
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. As the New York Yankees swooned in June, as well as July — plunging from seven games ahead in the American League East on May 28 to two games out and losers of 18 out of their last 29 games at the All-Star Break — no player appeared more emblematic of the troubles in the Bronx than 24-year-old, third-year shortstop Anthony Volpe. As the Yankees' top prospect in 2022 and 2023, the organization's 2019 first-round draft pick drew comparisons to Hall of Fame shortstop and Yankees legend Derek Jeter. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 23: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by manager Aaron Boone after Volpe drove in the game winning run with a sacrifice fly against the... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 23: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by manager Aaron Boone after Volpe drove in the game winning run with a sacrifice fly against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on May 23, 2023 in Bronx borough of New York City. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in 10 innings. More PhotoHis career got off to a promising start in 2023, when he won a Gold Glove, plated 21 home runs and finished eighth in Rookie of the Year voting. But those days are well in the past now. Volpe's 11 errors are most among AL shortstops and third-most of any player in MLB. In his last 48 at-bats before the break, he recorded just six hits and only two extra base hits. His last 22 games have seen him post a .503 OPS, and his overall OPS+ in the season is 86, meaning that he has produced at a 14 percent lower rate than the average MLB hitter. And yet, manager Aaron Boone not only continues to insert Volpe into the lineup almost every game, but when asked about Volpe during the Yankees' recent series against the New York Mets by YES Network reporter Meredith Marakovits, Boone reportedly responded, "He's (expletive) elite." "I want to tell you how protective Aaron Boone is of Volpe," Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay recounted. "Subway Series, Boone's in the interview room. Meredith Marakovits asked a very legitimate question about a ball that Pete Alonso hit to the backhand side of Volpe. She said, 'Do you think he should have stopped that?' And then you can see Boone was getting exasperated, and said, 'That's a 50-50, play. That's a hard-hit ball.'" More MLB: Yankees' Anthony Volpe Enters 'Death Spiral' as Offense Collapses The "elite" comment followed that exchange, according to Kay. "When Michael Kay revealed this, I fell off my chair. Boone actually thinks that this kid is good," wrote Bleeding Yankee Blue founder Robert Casey on Thursday. "I mean, he's not, but for some odd, and strange reason, Boone defends this kid like he's the next Derek Jeter. It's not only misguided, it's crazy and delusional." Casey also said that he believes Boone is a "brainwashed cheerleader" for Volpe, and added, that Kay "pointed out the facts and still managed to expose Boone for being obsessed. I've said it once, I'll say it again; I think Boone's relationship with Volpe is downright weird." Boone has occasionally appeared to acknowledge Volpe's struggles. In a July 4 game, he sent up a ninth-inning pinch hitter for Volpe to lead off the inning. But when the Yankees posted their lineup for their first game after the All-Star break, against the Braves in Atlanta, Volpe was in there again, batting seventh. More MLB: Yankees Draft Picks Turn Heads as Anthony Volpe Sees Career Crater
New York Post
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Stitches asks some pressing questions before MLB's second half
Ain't nothin' shakin' but the leaves on the trees. So let's look into the glass onion to see what we can expect in the second half of the season. So many questions to be answered. Will the Dodgers repeat? Will there be a Subway Series? Will Aaron Judge outhomer Cal Raleigh? Will Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit more homers (3) than he did at the Derby? Will the Red Sox make the playoffs? Will they trade Alex Bregman? Will the Fish move Sandy Alcantara? Are the Tigers for real? Or will they show their stripes and turn into puddy tats? Sandy Alcantara Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Can the Rockies catch the White Sox? Will Jacob Misiorowski fall back to earth? Will Justin Verlander win one game? Will Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson break up? Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting Will President Trump and Elon Musk patch things up? Will Andrew Cuomo ever get the hint? Will Stitches get to sell his DJ LeMahieu jersey? Will Mrs. Stitches put up with this for another three months? These questions and more will be answered when we return on Friday. Enjoy the day off!
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Juan Soto All-Star snub and Subway Series reaction
On New York 4 To 7 presented by Verizon, SNY's Niki Lattarulo alongside former Mets and Yankees pitcher Adam Ottavino and Yankees reporter for Bryan Hoch react to the second Subway Series of the season, including the bullpen usage by both clubs and the guys on each squad who did and did not make the All-Star team.
New York Post
11-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Mets fall completely flat again as Orioles sweep doubleheader
BALTIMORE — Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea are scheduled for a return to the mound with the Mets this weekend, lessening the likelihood the team will have to endure the kind of sloppiness that defined Thursday evening. Brandon Waddell and Justin Hagenman were utilized in a piggyback pitching appearance for Game 2 of a doubleheader, and neither had nearly enough success recording outs in a 7-3 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. That beatdown occurred hours after David Peterson pitched superbly into the eighth, but watched Ryne Stanek blow the save in a 3-1 loss in Game 1. Advertisement 4 Alex Jackson celebrates after driving in a run during the Orioles' 7-3 win over the Mets in Game 2 of a split doubleheader on July 10, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect So much for the momentum that followed two victories in three games in the Subway Series last weekend and a comeback win against these Orioles on Tuesday. The Mets were flat offensively in the doubleheader — they went a combined 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position — and simply were overmatched by a team that began the day 10 games below .500. Advertisement But with Senga and his 1.47 ERA scheduled for a return on Friday in Kansas City and Manaea, last year's ace, slated to pitch as part of a piggyback with Clay Holmes on Sunday for his season debut, the Mets have a tangible reason to believe a strong final series before the All-Star game is attainable. Wadell started the nightcap and pitched three innings in which he surrendered three earned runs on four hits with one walk. Hagenman piggybacked Waddell and allowed three runs, two of which were earned, over two innings. 4 Brandon Waddell pitches during the second inning of the Mets' Game 2 loss to the Orioles. Getty Images Advertisement Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor opened the game with a single and double, respectively, allowing the Mets to take a 2-0 lead on Juan Soto's RBI ground out and Pete Alonso's sacrifice fly. Waddell flushed the lead in the third, when Jordan Westburg's two-run homer gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead. Alex Jackson doubled in a run before Westburg cleared the fence in left center. Cedric Mullins' double began the inning. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND METS STATS Colton Cowser delivered an RBI single in the fourth against Hagenman and Brett Baty's fielding error brought in the Orioles' fifth run. Hagenman and Richard Lovelady each allowed a run in the sixth. Advertisement Game 1 included a potential Mets casualty: Jesse Winker was removed after his first at-bat with back tightness, only two days removed from his return from the injured list following an oblique strain. Winker returned to New York for an MRI exam. 4 Jordan Westburg (right) is greeted by catcher Alex Jackson (70) following his two run home run during the second inning of the Mets' Game 2 loss to the Orioles. Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Negated was a strong performance by Peterson on a day he learned he had been selected to the NL All-Star team as a roster replacement for Robbie Ray. The left-hander pitched into the eighth and allowed one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts. But manager Carlos Mendoza removed Peterson at 90 pitches after he surrendered a leadoff single to Cowser in the eighth and disaster followed: Stanek fell behind 2-1 to the pinch-hitter Gunnar Henderson, who unloaded for his 11th homer of the season. Stanek proceeded to walk the bases loaded before Ramon Laureano's sacrifice fly gave the Orioles an insurance run. Delivering insights on all things Amazin's Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Check out more newsletters '[Peterson] got through the seventh and with the lefty leading off, I knew it was going to be batter-to-batter,' Mendoza said of his decision to remove his starter. Mendoza added that he felt better with the idea of Stanek facing the Orioles' lefty pinch-hitters than Peterson against the right-handers. 4 Juan Soto tosses his bat after being walked by by Tomoyuki Sugano during the fourth inning of the Mets' Game 2 loss to the Orioles. AP Advertisement 'We can sit here and talk about it all we want, but at the end of the day we didn't execute offensively,' Mendoza said. Peterson said he wasn't surprised to get removed after allowing the leadoff single in the eighth — Mendoza had told him he would be aggressive in his approach to the inning. Even so, Peterson would have liked the opportunity to continue. 'I felt like I was in a good spot pitch wise and I felt great physically,' Peterson said. 'I figured he would give me a chance [after the leadoff single] or come to talk to me and see if I need a double play. But he made it clear that he was going to be aggressive and so I wasn't surprised when he came out and made the signal.' Advertisement Stanek said mechanics were at the root of his meltdown. 'Based on what I have seen so far I just got pretty rotational,' Stanek said. 'I wasn't really staying on-line.'
New York Post
10-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Justin Hagenman ready for chance to be a Mets hero — however it comes
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free BALTIMORE — Justin Hagenman is new enough to the MLB scene that each pitching appearance for the Mets can be considered a learning experience. There were multi-inning appearances against the Twins and Braves, but last week he was thrust into the spotlight as the Mets starter to open the Subway Series. The right-hander got jumped early, but ultimately helped keep the Mets from folding in a comeback victory. Hagenman allowed consecutive homers to Jasson Domínguez and Aaron Judge in the first inning before getting the Mets into the fifth with four earned runs allowed. 'It's just knowing that no matter how it starts I have the stuff to compete,' Hagenman said Wednesday before the Mets game against the Orioles at Camden Yards was postponed by weather. 'It's not how you want to start but kind of settle in and still have the stuff to go through the lineup again.' The Mets have to survive a final day before the rotation reinforcements begin arriving. It's the 28-year-old Hagenman they are expected to look toward in Thursday's doubleheader nightcap — either as a starter or behind an opener — provided he isn't needed from the bullpen in the opening game. Kodai Senga is scheduled to return from the injured list on Friday to start in Kansas City and Sean Manaea's season debut is set for Sunday as part of a piggyback with Clay Holmes. Justin Hagenman #51 of the New York Mets reacts after Jasson Domínguez #24 of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Hagenman, who arrived on a major league contract last offseason for the purpose of providing rotation depth, has pitched to a 4.35 ERA in his three appearances. 'When I signed I was just hoping to get a shot, to get an opportunity to help the team up here and I have,' Hagenman said. 'It's been nice just to be an option for the guys up here, you never know when it might be.' Hagenman spent two weeks on the injured list in early May at Triple-A Syracuse with a finger injury and returned with better velocity and command of his pitches than the Mets saw earlier in the season, according to pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. Justin Hagenman #51 of the New York Mets throws a pitch against the Yankees. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post 'He got a little two-week blow and ever since then he's come back, he is throwing harder,' Hefner said. 'It feels like the slider is firmer and that is helping. The cutter is in a good spot and the changeup has always been his calling card and that is showing very well. He is a high-command guy. He is going to put the ball in the zone, he is going to live on the corners and he's going to be able to kind of navigate games.' Hagenman's resolve to keep the Mets in last Friday's game against the Yankees impressed Hefner. 'That speaks to his demeanor,' Hefner said. 'He can be feeling things inside, but it doesn't manifest externally.' Hagenman grew up near Philadelphia, in Voorhees, N.J., and attended a game at Camden Yards in his youth. In that sense he will be living another dream should he get to pitch. Hagenman said he will have several friends and family members in attendance. Last month he was recalled to the Mets for a potential start in Philadelphia, but he was needed in a relief appearance against the Braves a night earlier, removing him from consideration for the assignment. 'There were going to be a lot of ticket requests on that one,' Hagenman said. 'But pitching in Atlanta was cool, against that lineup which is pretty awesome too. It was a win-win. Any time you get to pitch up here it's a win.'
