As Aaron Boone offered his most revealing answers to date on Anthony Volpe’s aching left shoulder, he also declined to blame the injury for the shortstop’s struggles this season.

While the Yankees believe Volpe’s injury, a partial labrum tear , dates back further, his shoulder first became a concern after he dove for a ball on May 3. Volpe said he felt a pop that day, while Boone said X-rays and an MRI gave the Yankees “good news” the next day .

Boone, as recently as Wednesday , and Volpe have repeatedly dismissed questions about the 24-year-old’s health since, even with the player routinely wearing large ice wraps on his shoulder after games.

On Thursday, however, the New York Post reported that Volpe received a cortisone shot on Wednesday after reaggravating his shoulder injury

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