{"id":614348,"date":"2026-03-09T04:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/614348\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T04:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:38:15","slug":"yankees-news-injury-updates-the-wbc-and-opening-day-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/614348\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees news: Injury updates, the WBC and Opening Day projections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/07\/sports\/anthony-volpe-keeps-checking-off-yankees-boxes-as-his-recovery-hits-next-step\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez<\/a>: As he recovers from offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum, shortstop Anthony Volpe addressed reporters this week. At the moment, the former top prospect, who may have suffered the injury last May, has progressed in his rehab from simply fielding grounders to diving, has yet to face live pitching, and has no current timeline for his return to game action. When he does, he will face competition for the starting job for the first time since he won the position battle with fellow prospect Oswald Peraza in 2023, as the Yankees \u2014 not to mention their fans \u2014 are high on Jos\u00e9 Caballero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sny.tv\/articles\/yankees-aaron-judge-explains-what-makes-team-usa-special\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SNY | John Flanigan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SNY | John Flanigan<\/a>: Ever since watching the 2017 World Baseball Classic ahead of his rookie season, Aaron Judge has been eager to join Team USA for the international tournament. When asked about the experience, this year\u2019s Captain America stressed the \u201clack of egos\u201d in the group, noting that the roster is filled out with ace pitchers, closers, and star hitters willing to play supplemental roles. So far, this collection of All-Stars have worked out, as Team USA won their first two games and are currently all-but-guaranteed to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/projected-lineups-rotations-for-every-2026-mlb-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MLB.com<\/a>: We\u2019re still a few weeks out from Opening Day, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not time to think about the Opening Day lineups are going to look like. As is usual, the MLB.com projections are fairly cookie cutter \u2014 the Yankees\u2019 projected lineup and rotation have absolutely no surprises \u2014 but the collection of all 30 teams in one place does provide a nice way to get up to speed on news throughout the league all in one spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post | Mark W. 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