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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Anthony Volpe has no idea about the origin of a story that he refused a shift to second base while rehabbing from shoulder surgery in the minors earlier this season. But the Yankees shortstop insisted the report is not only false – the club never made such a request.
“Before I got optioned (to Triple-A on May 3) I told (Aaron Boone) I’d play catcher, I’d do literally anything the team needed and that’s the truth,” Volpe said before Wednesday’s game against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
“When I was getting ready to come back after surgery, when I could only start hitting, I was asking every night what was expected of me. What was told to me was to get ready to come back and play short.
“So for the opposite to be put out there, it’s just confusing. I’ve never, ever felt that way.”
The story originated on Tuesday’s episode of the Michael Kay Show. Citing a rumor he had heard, Kay reported Volpe had turned down a request to play second for the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders.
Kay later retracted his words on social media and did so again to reporters at the Trop Wednesday afternoon.
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“I got it wrong, and either today or tomorrow I’m going to apologize to Anthony,” Kay said. “I feel badly.”
Kay went one step further defending Volpe, who said has been unfairly attacked in his three-plus years in Pinstripes.
“If you don’t perform in this market, people are going to jump you,” Kay said. “It’s just unusual that a local kid, maybe he’d get a little more grace, but that hasn’t been the case. I definitely sense it on my radio show.”
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