Anthony Volpe will also be on the bench tonight (but will return tomorrow)

Anthony Volpe's 2025 season is, to put it politely, pretty painful. The Yankees shortstop, who has shown some interesting things in the past, seems to have regressed dramatically this season.

And with the organization having passed up the chance to add several big names at shortstop because they were banking on Volpe, it's obviously not going over well in the Bronx.

Yesterday, therefore, it was really interesting to see that Volpe was benched against the Red Sox. The young player rarely takes a day off, but Aaron Boone noted that Volpe was struggling and wanted to try something different.

And when Boone mentioned that the club was “going to look at it” when asked how long all this would last, it was clear that this wasn't just a one-day affair.

And last night, Volpe chatted a bit about it all. In fact, he told reporters that he would miss today's game, but would be back in the line-up tomorrow.

Yankees decide how long struggling Anthony Volpe's benching will last: ‘It's all on me ‘ https://t.co/XsvWadJ3QX pic.twitter.com/1w0oX2pViX

– New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) August 25, 2025

In the end, then, we're talking about a two-day benching… for now. After all, just because Volpe returns tomorrow doesn't mean he'll necessarily be in the lineup on Wednesday.

One wonders if Jose Caballero, who is solid at shortstop and brings another element to the Yankees lineup, could get more starts at the #6 position. And it doesn't sound crazy to think that.

Because in reality, right now, the heat on Volpe's shoulders is absurd. He's the fans' unwilling whipping boy, a victim of the expectations placed on him by the club's management.

In a world where the Yankees hadn't shied away from picking up a guy like Corey Seager when he was a free agent, for example, Volpe's failures would be a lot easier to swallow. But the club chose to go all-in with Volpe… for better or worse.

So we'll see how the Yankees handle Volpe, but his status as a regular seems to be in doubt at the moment. Let's see how long that lasts.

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