inside the yankees Why the signs point to one Yankees roster outcome when Anthony Volpe returns By Greg Joyce Published April 24, 2026, 6:20 a.m. ET Anthony Volpe reaches out for an infield single while on his rehab assignment with the Somerset Patriots on April 17, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The crunch is coming.
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By this time next week, Anthony Volpe could be ready to come off the injured list and rejoin the Yankees after October shoulder surgery. He is expected to regain his starting shortstop job, which will send José Caballero to the bench, which will send a bench player packing.
Assuming everyone stays healthy until then, the Yankees have a few ways they could go to open a roster spot for Volpe, though none of them are super-clean in terms of how they would impact the overall roster.
