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The New York Yankees placed utility man Jose Caballero on the 10-day injured list with a fractured finger on Tuesday and called up shortstop Anthony Volpe \u200bfrom Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre to take his place.<\/p>\n
Caballero hurt his \u200cright middle finger on Sunday when he dove back to first base to avoid a pickoff during a 4-3 road loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. After reporting soreness, he was sent back to New York, where \u200can \u200bMRI revealed a fracture.<\/p>\n
The injury creates \u2060an opening for Volpe \u2060to make his 2026 MLB debut after Caballero had earned the everyday shortstop job to begin the season.<\/p>\n
Caballero, 29, was batting .259 with four home runs, 13 RBIs and 13 stolen \u200bbases through 41 games, including 39 starts at shortstop. The Yankees acquired him at the 2025 trade deadline from \u2060the rival Tampa Bay Rays and \u2060used him around both the outfield and infield.<\/p>\n
Volpe, \u200b25, played through a partial labrum tear in his left (non-throwing) shoulder \u200blast season and underwent surgery in October. Both his \u200cbatting average and his fielding dipped in 2025 while he was hurt. After completing a rehab stint, Volpe was optioned to Triple-A on May 3.<\/p>\n
Volpe made his major league debut in \u20602023 after spending just 22 games at Triple-A the year prior. He won the starting shortstop job in spring training and posted \u2060a 21-home run, Gold \u200cGlove rookie season. Volpe played in 159 \u2060games, then 160 in 2024 and 153 in \u200b2025.<\/p>\n
In \u200c472 career games, Volpe has batted .222 with \u200b52 homers, \u2060192 RBIs, 82 doubles and 70 stolen bases. He also tied for the American League lead with 19 errors last year.<\/p>\n
Max Schuemann is listed as New York\u2019s starting shortstop for Tuesday\u2019s game at the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees have lost four in a \u200brow.<\/p>\n
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