Alex Rodriguez criticized Anthony Volpe for no reason

If there's one baseball player who'll be the talk of life and death, it's Alex Rodriguez. Controversy rhymes with his name. Although he's been retired for a long time, he's still part of the sporting landscape, through the media.

Recently, he vented his fury on the organization of the New York Yankees, his former club. He lashed out at the club's batting philosophy, stipulating that it was absolutely broken. In itself, that's okay, because he's now being paid to give his opinion and, frankly, he may not necessarily be wrong. With the Yankees, it's basically the other side of the fence or the strikeout.

The problem is, to add weight to his argument, he took a swipe at current Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe.

“A-Rod could have been that guy [a mentor] for Volpe, but instead, he decided to kind of publicly sh*t on him.”@KPILLAR4 and @ErikKratz31 didn't like how Alex Rodriguez used Anthony Volpe to paint why he believes the Yankees hitting philosophy is broken. pic.twitter.com/cXKXrmfL3Y

– Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) December 28, 2025

But why?

Well okay, at first it wasn't that bad. He mentioned that the coaches had prevented Volpe from using what he excels at – his legs. He only stole 18 bases in 2025 compared to 28 in 2024. Moreover, in the minors, he dominated this aspect.

On the other hand, he cracked Volpe's knuckles by saying that if Volpe isn't stealing bases, he's not helping his teammates, because he was retired 150 times last year and batted .212.

That's not very nice.

And personally, I don't find it very relevant.

Volpe is a young baseball player. He's only 24 and has just completed his third major league campaign. What's more, in the current player's case, his problem is more defensive than offensive. After all, he led the American League with 19 errors in 2025.

And let's not forget that Volpe has been dealing with a shoulder injury, and it's certainly interfering with his work. Despite his shoulder, his number of at-bats is down, a sign that he's improving. He works hard and isn't lazy on the pitch. And frankly, the Yanks' No. 11 is far from being the main cause of the New Yorkers' failure.

Helping him instead of vilifying him

If I were Rodriguez, I'd give Volpe a call and offer him my expertise. Give credit where credit is due, Alex Rodriguez was one of the best baseball players in the sport's rich history, and for a long time he was a shortstop too.

Or, I'd contact him to apologize for using him as an example and that it was clumsy of me.

Maybe all that has been done. Maybe it hasn't. But hey, Volpe doesn't deserve to be in the news because of Alex Rodriguez.

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