Yankees' Anthony Volpe stat will prove all fans who wanted him gone right originally appeared on The Sporting News. Things obviously didn't go as planned for former New York Yankees starting shortstop Anthony Volpe, who was recently sent to Triple-A on Monday night to make room for the debut of George Lombard. One ESPN writer brought up a crazy stat recently, which suggested that Volpe was among the three worst hitters in Major League Baseball. "Like Lombard, Volpe was the Yankees' top prospect when they named him their Opening Day shortstop in 2023. Born in Manhattan and raised in New Jersey as a die-hard Yankees fan, Volpe arrived with great expectations.