New York Yankees

Anthony Volpe looks like he doesn’t want to be sent back to the minors again. The 25-year-old Volpe, who is playing second base, drilled a grand slam in the seventh inning to give the Yankees a 10-2 lead over the Rockies.

Since he was demoted to Triple-A and replaced by George Lombard Jr. last month, Volpe has been bouncing around between shortstop, second base and third base to give him some defensive flexibility and increase his chances of getting back to the Yankees should they suffer an injury. 

Coming off a high-stakes series win over the Red Sox, with four games in three days and then a cross-country flight Sunday night, the Yankees (78-60) were not sharp in any area Monday.

On Saturday the Yankees signed the former Mets (and Mariners) top prospect to a minor league deal, and the outfielder will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The Yankees bounced back with a 9-2 win over the Red Sox to split their doubleheader and maintain a three-game lead in the AL wild-card race.

George Lombard Jr.’s strong start to his MLB career is trailing further and further in the rearview mirror. 

The Yankees placed pitcher Ryan Weathers on the 15-day IL with a low-grade forearm strain, but he avoided a major UCL injury.

Former Yankees pitcher Tommy John, who won 288 games and became the namesake for the revolutionary elbow surgery, has died at age 83.

Aaron Judge took a major step toward his Yankees return, throwing for the first time since landing on the IL in June with a fractured rib.

After a third-inning groundout, George Lombard stepped up in the fifth inning for his second career at-bat and smoked a solo home run into the left field seats for his first hit, homer, RBI, run scored and an electrifying Yankees moment in The Bronx.