The Anthony Volpe scare seemingly has ended. The everyday Yankees shortstop went 2-for-5 with a double Sunday in his return to the lineup after he was lifted from Friday’s game when his left elbow swelled up following a plunking.

Anthony Volpe sidelined for Saturday after being hit by pitch originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Yankees’ earlier optimism took a hit Saturday as Anthony Volpe was held out of the lineup due to lingering soreness and stiffness in his left elbow.

After the Yankees won their first 2025 game against the Red Sox, one that Volpe contributed a two-run homer in the five-run first in addition to his painful second-inning ribbie, he met with reporters to give an update on his elbow, which was still very swollen.