Yankees’ Aaron Boone offers no clarity on Anthony Volpe return

With the New York Yankees having to make a decision regarding Anthony Volpe and his return to the team after his rehab window has closed, fans have been wondering when the 25-year-old will make his 2026 season debut. As rumors will surround the Yankees regarding the Volpe situation, manager Aaron Boone has given insight into where the team is with the matter.

Boone spoke to the media after New York’s 11-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles and had no update on a decision with Volpe, via SNY Yankees.

Aaron Boone says the Yankees still have not made a decision on Anthony Volpe pic.twitter.com/CM9PxYb7WZ

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 3, 2026

Before the contest, Boone would talk about Volpe’s rehab window closing and spoke about how the mixture of him being ready to come back and the impressive play of Jose Caballero “complicates it.”

Aaron Boone was asked what Anthony Volpe would gain by not being up with the Yankees tomorrow:

"Well, one, Caballero's playing the heck out of the position and playing really well, so that complicates it. Just deciding, what's the role that exists right away? Those are things… pic.twitter.com/BVj5k6xZJT

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 3, 2026

Yankees’ Aaron Boone on Anthony Volpe, Jose Caballero situation

Volpe has yet to make his Yankees debut in 2026, as he’s been recovering from a shoulder injury from last season, where he recorded a .212 batting average to go along with 19 home runs and 72 RBIs. He seems to be the future for the team at shortstop, but Boone would speak more on how Caballero has played in Volpe’s return.

“We’ll continue to talk about that. Again, José’s played himself into and earned himself more playing time. I love the idea of José being in that kind of super-utility role because he’s so good at it. But you also can’t ignore that he’s played so well defensively at shortstop, been a real spark for us offensively, especially after kind of getting off to a slow start probably the first 10 days, two weeks of the season,” Boone said.

“He’s really picked that up and been in the middle of us winning games,” Boone continued. At the end of the day, we’re going to try and do what’s best for our team and then individual players that we care about, too, and know that are going to be important contributors to our team. We weigh all that.”

Aaron Boone was asked if the Yankees' plan to have Anthony Volpe be their starting shortstop when he returns from injury has changed:

"We'll see. We'll continue to talk about that. Again, José's played himself into and earned himself more playing time. I love the idea of José… pic.twitter.com/utqL07qpz8

— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 3, 2026

It remains to be seen when New York decides to promote Volpe back to the majors with the team at a 23-11 record, putting them first in the AL East.

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