New York Yankees fans turned on the team’s shortstop Anthony Volpe on Saturday, August 23, 2025.
The Bronx Bombers’ faithful lost patience with the Yankees’ shortstop after the loss to their eternal rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
Why did New York Yankees fans turn on Anthony Volpe?
The New York Yankees fans went after Anthony Volpe after a poor throw to first base in the game against the Boston Red Sox. The bad throw to first base was in the ninth inning and flew well over the first baseman.
The New York Yankees ended up losing 12-1 to the Boston Red Sox, their third in a row in this series and the eighth in a row for the Red Sox against the Bronx Bombers, something they had not done since the 2009 MLB season, just and precisely the last where the Yankees won the World Series until now.
With the loss, the New York Yankees are 69-60 and fell a game and a half behind the Boston Red Sox in first place in the American League Wild Card, but they have a three-game lead over the Kansas City Royals in the Wild Card.
Anthony Volpe’s mistakes
Anthony Volpe has 17 errors in the 2025 Major League Baseball season, the most in the American League and tied with Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds for the most sins in MLB 2025.
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