{"id":139,"date":"2026-05-22T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:07:36","slug":"yankees-send-spencer-jones-to-triple-a-in-telling-anthony-volpe-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Yankees send Spencer Jones to Triple-A in telling Anthony Volpe sign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jos\u00e9 Caballero is returning from the injured list Friday, but Anthony Volpe is sticking around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Yankees optioned Spencer Jones to Triple-A following Thursday\u2019s 2-0 loss to the Blue Jays, opening a spot for Caballero but keeping Volpe on the roster \u2014 albeit in an uncertain role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Aaron Boone had indicated that the plan is for Caballero to reclaim his starting shortstop job after missing just the minimum 10 days on the IL with a fracture in his right middle finger. That would relegate Volpe to a bench role, without any defensive versatility to play elsewhere, though evidently he showed the Yankees enough while filling in for Caballero to at least extend his stay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c[Volpe] is doing great,\u201d Caballero said Thursday afternoon. \u201cIt definitely means a lot to me [Boone giving a vote of confidence]. But I just want to be in there and help the team as much as I can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether the Yankees start to work Volpe out at different positions remains to be seen, though that likely would be easier to accomplish at Triple-A. Caballero has the ability to play the super-utility role, but his defense at shortstop was the best in the majors as of Thursday by Defensive Runs Saved.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead, Jones was the odd man out after his first two weeks in the big leagues in which the outfielder hit just 4-for-24 (.167) with 12 strikeouts and a .426 OPS. His demotion is further indication that Trent Grisham could be back in the lineup as soon as Friday after he missed Thursday\u2019s game with left knee discomfort \u2014 though an MRI earlier in the day showed no structural damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a relief,\u201d Grisham said. \u201cAnytime you get something in your knee, I guess you\u2019re a little worried. I was pretty optimistic with how I was feeling that there would be no structural damage. But still good to get the news.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Grisham indicated that the imaging did show some inflammation in his knee, but said it was unrelated to Thursday\u2019s issue. He said he has banged it multiple times this season, creating some bruising on the top of his kneecap, though Thursday he felt the discomfort on the inside of his knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a chance he\u2019s in there [Friday],\u201d Boone said before Jones was sent down. \u201cToday went pretty well, he did a number of things. We\u2019ll move him around some more [Friday] and potentially be an option for us tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Without Jones, the Yankees\u2019 fourth outfielder is now Max Schuemann or Amed Rosario, with Caballero also having played there in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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