BOSTON -- New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is unlikely to start any of the team's three games against the Boston Red Sox this weekend as he recovers from receiving a cortisone shot in his injured left shoulder, manager Aaron Boone said before Friday's series opener at Fenway Park.

The Yankees revealed this week that an MRI on Volpe's shoulder in early May revealed a small tear in his labrum and he was given a cortisone shot during the All-Star break for what Boone described as "maintenance." Volpe, however, avoided the injured list and didn't miss any extended period as he struggled offensively and defensively in his third major league season.

Volpe, who did not play Tuesday or Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers , was on the field running sprints with a trainer before F

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