\u201cHe has ramped up his throwing program a little bit more because he\u2019s ready for the WBC,\u201d Boone said. \u201cHe\u2019s ahead of the game, more so than he normally is, from a throwing standpoint. \u2026 He feels ready to go right away in camp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if there was any concern Judge could be at risk, Boone said, \u201cNo, he looks great.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Aaron Judge was \u201cdoing really well\u201d in his throwing program as he prepares to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Paul J. Bereswill<\/p>\n
As the Yankees know all too well, it was Judge\u2019s toe injury in 2023 that played a huge factor in them missing the postseason for the only time in Judge\u2019s career.<\/p>\n
With the elbow injury a year ago, Judge returned to the lineup after a brief IL stint, but wasn\u2019t able to play right field regularly until mid-September and then was a force the rest of the way, including in the postseason.<\/p>\n
Anthony Volpe\u2019s rehab from the partially torn labrum in his left shoulder is \u201cgoing well\u201d according to general manager Brian Cashman, although he declined to place a timeline on the shortstop\u2019s return.<\/p>\n
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Anthony Volpe\u2019s rehab from the partially torn labrum in his left shoulder is \u201cgoing well,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Earlier in the offseason, Cashman said Volpe could begin hitting by mid-February and be back in April or May at the latest, with the expectation that Jos\u00e9 Caballero would fill in at short until Volpe returns.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s here [in Tampa], working his tail off with a smile on his face, fully committed,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cWe look forward to him rejoining us at some point at shortstop, sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Whenever Volpe does get back, he\u2019ll be under the microscope again, coming off an inconsistent season in which he had another subpar season at the plate \u2014 although that could have been attributed in some part to the shoulder, which Volpe initially injured in May.<\/p>\n
And his defense has also gone backward after Volpe won a Gold Glove as a rookie in 2024.<\/p>\n