Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone didn’t quite have their verbal ducks in a row Thursday when discussing the impact Anthony Volpe’s bum left shoulder had on his disappointing 2025 season.

Cashman thought Volpe, who underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a labrum tear in the shoulder, clearly was a compromised player for much of the season.

Boone felt differently.

But the pair’s messaging synced up a bit more when it came to guaranteeing that Volpe, three years into his big-league career but still only 24 years old, will be the Yankees’ starting shortstop in 2026 (after he returns from the injured list, where he will begin the season for at least the first couple of weeks while recovering from the surgery).

“He’s right in the mix to do that,” Boone said.

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