Volpe's Rehab Hit: Milestone in Yankees' Comeback

0:00It's April 17, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Yankee's shortstop, Anthony Volpe, keeps pushing toward his big league return after left shoulder surgery last October for a partial labrum tear. He grabbed his first hit of the rehab stint Thursday at double a summer set, ripping a single up the middle in the fifth during a 9-8 win over, reading. This marked his second start down there, after going hitless in two at-bats with two strike outs in his debut Tuesday against rehabbing Phillies. Pitcher Zach Wheeler Volpe also grounded out once, fanned in the third, and snagged a pop fly as short in his only fielding chance before they pulled him in the sixth. Fans and teammates see this as a solid checkpoint in his comeback, especially since he battled through the injury from May 3 of last season right. To the end, that grit kept him on the field, but now he's all about that fresh, healthy reset. Volpe is feeling good out there, calling it a major milestone and hyped for what's next

1:02in the minors. With each game, he's building reps and shaking off the rest from months on the shelf. Word is, he'll keep grinding these rehab outings, inching closer to rejoining the Yankee's lineup where they need his glove and bat the most.