New York Yankees youngster Anthony Volpe made sure to set the record straight once and for all.
On Tuesday, Michael Kay said that Volpe, a shortstop, refused to play second base.
Michael Kay has heard from multiple people that the Yankees asked Anthony Volpe to play some second base in the minors and Volpe said "no, I'm a shortstop"
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 8, 2026
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Kay has since backtracked on that report, but Volpe gave the final verdict on Wednesday prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
“It definitely caught me off guard. It’s confusing, just because it’s not true,” Volpe said, via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “It couldn’t be further from the truth. From my end, from our perspective, that’s been very clearly communicated to Boonie and the team, and I think it’s just kind of B.S.”
On Wednesday morning, Kay posted on X that the report wasn’t true, saying there was “absolutely no truth to it whatsoever.”
I spoke of a rumor yesterday on TMKS that Anthony Volpe would not play 2B in the minors. Sounded unlike him, so I checked further today and there is absolutely no truth to it whatsoever. He never refused to work at second. Will speak more of it today at 1 pm @ESPNNewYork.
— Michael Kay (@RealMichaelKay) July 8, 2026
Volpe even answered that he would “literally do anything to help the team win.”
So, after an interesting few days, Volpe is hoping to put this to bed.
