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Ex-Yankees Bust Clint Frazier Sends Clear Anthony Volpe Message

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jake Elman | Last updated Aug 5, 2025 12:44 PM ET

Hindsight is 20/20, and the New York Yankees may have a major regret regarding a player on track for his second 20-20 season in three years.

Although shortstop Anthony Volpe has 17 home runs, 60 RBIs, 14 stolen bases, and a career-high .710 OPS, he also has a league-high 16 errors. The 24-year-old Volpe is striking out at a 23.8% clip and batting just .189 with runners in scoring position.

Volpe went hitless with a walk in Monday’s 8-5 loss to the Texas Rangers, leading ex-Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier to suggest that Volpe is in a “tough spot.”

"Everybody is so hyper focused on him at the moment and you gotta believe he’s fully aware of it because it’s impossible to not be,” Frazier wrote on X/Twitter.

“That standing ovation might need to come here soon,” Frazier added. “It could help.”

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— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 31, 2025

Frazier is referring to the idea that Yankees fans should give Volpe a standing ovation the way that Philadelphia Phillies fans did for Trea Turner two summers ago. Los Angeles Dodgers fans did something similar for struggling All-Star shortstop Mookie Betts on Monday night, though Betts went 0-for-4 in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Longtime Yankees pitcher David Cone made a similar proposal last week. The Yankees return home for a three-game set against the Houston Astros beginning Friday night.

The 60-53 Yankees trail the first-place Toronto Blue Jays by 5 1/2 games at publication. Although the Yankees and Seattle Mariners are tied for the AL’s second Wild Card spot, they only have a 1 1/2 game lead over the Rangers.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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