In the first of two games today, the Yankees hosted the Twins, with plenty still to be determined in these final spring exhibitions. All eyes, of course, are on the shortstop position, and in the home half of this split-squad affair, Anthony Volpe got the start up the middle.
Volpe managed to flash an encouraging sign, perhaps one of the brightest he’s shown across an impressive spring. Leading off for the Yankees, Volpe got a taste of top-flight pitching, with Twins top starter Pablo López giving him a little good morning, good afternoon, goodnight action. López struck Volpe out on three pitches, with Volpe looking at a slider for a called strike two, then swinging through another slider for strike three.