NEW YORK -- All eyes at Yankee Stadium were on Anthony Volpe a year ago. That's what happens when a 21-year-old hometown kid breaks camp as the New York Yankees' starting shortstop. On Friday, one week into his sophomore season, he was a sidebar for the club's home opener. Juan Soto, not Volpe, was the newcomer everybody wanted to see. Volpe operated in the background.
If all goes as planned following an offseason of adjustments, Volpe won't operate there for long.
"I think we're seeing just a more mature player," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees' 3-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.