TORONTO — On a day when Anthony Volpe’s red-hot bat cooled off, he let his glove take the highlight.
The Yankees shortstop made a spectacular play to finish a 6-4 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday, ranging up the center to make a sliding cease on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s onerous floor ball and firing to first for the ultimate out of the sport.
“He’s a Gold Glover for a motive,” catcher Jose Trevino stated. “That was a hard-hit ball. Going to his left to make that type of play, it was a extremely good play.”
The Blue Jays had a runner on second on the time, which might have scored to make it a one-run recreation if Volpe had not made the highlight-reel play.
“That was spectacular,” stated Aaron Choose, who had a superb view from heart subject. “Proper when he hit it, I’m pondering it’s most likely coming to me, simply get the ball in. He makes an unimaginable snag. I gotta cease doubting him with these performs. He’s been doing all of it final 12 months and to start out this 12 months. It was a fairly spectacular strategy to finish the sport proper there.”
Volpe went 0-for-5 on the plate Wednesday a day after going 0-for-4 with 4 strikeouts.
However he discovered a strategy to impression the sport anyway.
“What a play,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “I imply, he’s particular on the market.”
hit for the ultimate out within the Yankees’ 6-4 comeback win over the Blue Jays.
Gerrit Cole is making progress, however he nonetheless has a methods to go earlier than he’s near returning to the Yankees.
The reigning AL Cy Younger winner threw from 75 ft for a second straight day Wednesday, his first time throwing on back-to-back days since being shut down with elbow nerve irritation and edema in the midst of March.
“I feel he’s hoping to get in 4 [throwing sessions] this week after which hopefully construct from there,” Boone stated.
Cole, not eligible to come back off the 60-day injured listing till Might 27, nonetheless has extra benchmarks to hit earlier than he can get on a mound.
“I do know he’d must nonetheless undergo his catch play all subsequent week the place hopefully he will get 5 days in or 4 or 5 days and additional distance,” Boone stated. “You then begin graduating to the mound.”
Tommy Kahnle, who had backed off his throwing development in late March, threw a bullpen session on Tuesday in Tampa. He has one or two extra to go earlier than he advances to dealing with hitters in dwell batting follow.
Austin Wells, who went 39-for-40 in stolen bases within the minor leagues, is now 1-for-1 within the large leagues.
The catcher stole second base within the second inning Wednesday with two outs and Volpe on the plate.