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Yankees manager Aaron Boone is considering moving rookie Anthony Volpe from second base to third base for the team's final five regular-season games due to Ryan McMahon's poor performance at third. With McMahon struggling defensively and offensively, hitting just .143 since returning from injury, Boone sees this as an opportunity to test Volpe’s versatility before the playoffs start. Although Jazz Chisholm could also play third base, Boone is hesitant about his effectiveness against left-handed pitching, potentially making Volpe a key player for late-inning defensive shifts or starting at third in the postseason.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The New York Yankees are experimenting with rookie infielder Anthony Volpe at third base as they prepare for the postseason. Manager Aaron Boone announced that Volpe would play third base during the team's final games before facing either the Red Sox or an AL Central opponent in the wild-card series. On Friday, September 15th, Volpe made his major league debut at third base against the Baltimore Orioles, though he did not get much action with no balls hit to him until a routine play turned into an error when a ball bounced off the bag and over his head in the ninth inning. Despite limited opportunities, Boone views this experience as valuable for Volpe's development, even if it remains unlikely that he will start at third base during the playoffs.
Written for “Yankees Third Base Experiment” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
The glaring Ryan McMahon playoff problem has the Yankees set to once again expand Anthony Volpe’s defensive repertoire.
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Yankees → glare → repertoire
Volpe, now at second base after transitioning from shortstop, will “probably” play third base in the team’s final five games, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told Talkin’ Yanks.
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Boone → transition → Yanks
team is not planning to do so with Jazz Chisholm, although Boone caveated that statement with a “we’ll see” during his usual midweek interview with the podcast.
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we → plan → podcast
The Yankees have six days before they likely welcome the Red Sox — or the AL Central runner-up — to The Bronx for a second straight AL wild-card series and they will use this time to figure out roster construction.
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they → have → construction
Boone said after the Rays clinched the AL East on Tuesday in the nightcap of the doubleheader that he would consider experimenting with players at certain positions.
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he → say → positions
The glaring roster question centers on third base.
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question → center → base
McMahon has become virtually unplayable due to his shaky defense as of late and horrific offense.
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McMahon → become → defense
The veteran is hitting just .143 in 15 games since returning from the injured list, going 6-for-42 with one extra-base hit and a .217 on-base percentage.
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veteran → hit → base
Against a Boston team filled with lefties, McMahon, who owns a .518 OPS against southpaws this year, becomes an easy fade.
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who → fill → southpaws
The question is where the Yankees would turn and they have Amed Rosario and Jose Caballero as potential options, although there are flaws with both.
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they → turn → both
Rosario is a bad defender this year and has not hit lefties like usual, with just a .599 OPS, and Caballero can be rather streaky offensively.
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Caballero → hit → OPS
Volpe has tallied just a .695 OPS in 11 games since being recalled, which doesn’t scream must-start, but his righty bat could be needed against potential southpaws.
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bat → tally → southpaws
He also has handled second base rather well since shifting to the position earlier this month with rookie George Lombard Jr. handling shortstop.
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Jr. → handle → shortstop
Boone added that Lombard will remain at shortstop amid these possible changes.
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Lombard → add → changes
The complicating factor about Volpe’s postseason role is whether the Yankees trust Chisholm — who is slashing .221/.268/.386 versus lefties — against a southpaw in a three-game series.
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who → complicate → series
If Chisholm is starting, the only other starting route would be third base.
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route → start → ?
Seeing how Volpe can handle third base opens up the possibility of starting at the hot corner — although that would appear a long shot since he would have, at most, five major-league games at the position before the postseason starts — or potentially entering or shifting in the late innings.
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postseason → see → innings
Volpe being able to handle the position could allow the Yankees to optimize their roster in a better fashion in the late innings, with one potential example being a game in which Rosario starts.
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Rosario → handle → which
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