Fixing his approach at the plate was priority No. 1 this winter for the second-year shortstop.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.If all goes as planned following an offseason of adjustments, Volpe won't operate there for long.
Still, his struggles making contact, magnified by the wave of injuries around him, were impossible to ignore. He batted just .209 -- the third-lowest average among qualified major league hitters. His .283 on-base percentage was the second-lowest mark. He compiled a team-high 167 strikeouts."Simplifying a lot of stuff just helps you execute in different ways," Volpe, now 22, said.
The modifications have produced a calmer presence at the plate, and promising numbers, a week into the season. Volpe is batting .409 with a home run and 1.182 OPS in six games. He has six strikeouts to four walks. He's seen 4.58 pitches per plate appearance, good for first on the Yankees and 13th in the majors entering Friday.Aaron Judge
Volpe turns 23 later this month. For reference, Judge celebrated his 23rd birthday in Double-A. Two years later, Judge was named American League Rookie of the Year.
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