The Yankees shortstop had by no means skilled a sensation just like the one he felt in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, when his diving try to cease an eighth-inning single left him grabbing his left shoulder.

“I felt, like, a pop in my shoulder,” Volpe stated afterward. “It occurred fast and it was scary, however after that it felt OK and I felt like I had my power. They examined me and I felt good.”

Volpe went via a battery of on-field power checks earlier than staying within the recreation, then underwent an X-ray at Yankee Stadium that he stated got here again clear.

The 24-year-old deliberate to re-evaluate his shoulder on Sunday and stated he didn’t know whether or not he would require an MRI.

“I felt one thing sharp and one thing proper on the spot, however then after that it felt OK,” Volpe stated. “It was similar to taking a step again and realizing that it was OK. They did the testing and I felt sturdy, nevertheless it felt good after testing.”

The scary sequence occurred when Christopher Morel pulled a grounder via the outlet on the left facet of the infield. Volpe ranged to his proper and dove, then remained down earlier than he consulted with the coaching workers.

His shoulder didn’t have to be popped again into place, Volpe stated.

“As soon as he received up and was shifting round, he felt effective,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “Then we wished to verify, strength-wise, he was in a very good place, and felt like he was.”

Volpe dedicated an error later within the inning when he booted a one-out floor ball off the bat of José Caballero whereas trying to show an unassisted double play. The go-ahead run scored from third base on that play. Volpe stated the error was the results of him speeding.

Now in his third MLB season, Volpe performed in 159 video games in 2023 and 160 video games final yr. He has not missed a recreation this season.

Any absence for Volpe would deal one other blow to a Yankees infield that’s anticipated to be with out second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. for the subsequent 4 to 6 weeks because of a high-grade indirect pressure.

DJ LeMahieu is but to look in an MLB recreation this season after struggling a calf pressure throughout spring coaching.

Volpe is hopeful to have dodged a critical damage.

“Knock on wooden, however I’ve by no means actually been on this scenario, so it’s simply scary,” Volpe stated. “But it surely feels good, and all of the actions and the whole lot really feel good.”