Yankees takeaways: Anthony Volpe's secret to breakout vs. Mets; Clay Holmes is 'substantial'

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Anthony Volpe spent Monday's off day at his youth residence in New Jacket with his moms and dads, Yankees possibility Austin Wells and some of his various other previous Double-A teammates to recollect about what life was like prior to he came to be the group's rookie beginning shortstop. They ate his mama's poultry Parmesan as well as enjoyed old minor-league highlights. While viewing the videos, Volpe discovered his stance had been a bit much more shut and his bat was flatter in his setup. AdvertisementA day after his newfound discoveries, with adjustments in position, Volpe went 2-for-4 with 2 increases, an RBI and a flyout that would certainly've been a home run in Minute House cleaning Park, according to Statcast. Volpe's contributions assisted the Yankees defeated the Mets 7-6 in a crazy come-from-behind win at Citi Field on Tuesday. Statistically, Volpe has actually been one of MLB's worst hitters, placing in the bottom 10 in various categories, yet if his instinct is right, the novice might have found what will certainly get him out of his season-long downturn. " It was so tiny, yet (Wells as well as I) both type of discovered it and began discussing it," Volpe said. "I believe we both took a lot away from it. " As most of you mentioned, Anthony Volpe's stance is method more closed tonight. Check out today vs. simply Sunday evening. Volpe said going away from an extra closed stance had not been intentional however that a player can fall under poor practices in the center of a 162-game season. "