Volpe got injection for labrum tear, will try to play

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe had a cortisone changeable successful his near enarthrosis connected Wednesday aft playing done a tiny teardrop successful his labrum for much than 4 months.

Volpe, who besides received a cortisone changeable aft the All-Star break, aggravated the wounded during Sunday's crippled and volition again beryllium retired Thursday -- his 3rd lack successful a week.

Boone said Volpe remains successful "day-to-day mode" and whitethorn besides miss the opener of a three-game bid astatine Boston connected Friday.

The Yankees don't expect Volpe to beryllium placed connected the injured list. Boone said the shortstop volition astir apt person an MRI aft the season.

The tiny teardrop was archetypal discovered successful aboriginal May aft helium felt a popular successful his shoulder.

"He's aggravated it, possibly a mates of times, Sunday being 1 of them and each clip it's benignant of added to -- I deliberation it's conscionable a swelling issue," Boone said.

"... [The MRI] shows a small spot much of a labrum teardrop but thing that we deliberation is going to onshore him connected the IL oregon thing that helium can't proceed to play through. He already feels amended [Thursday]. I don't expect it to beryllium an contented but that being said, if helium goes retired determination and aggravates it again, we whitethorn person to look astatine it more."

Volpe has 19 location runs and 70 RBIs this season, but he's batting conscionable .206 with a .268 on-base percent and 140 strikeouts successful 141 games. His 81 wRC+ (weighted runs created plus) -- which attempts to measurement a player's violative accumulation with adjustments for ballpark effects, league run-scoring environment, etc. -- ranks 141st retired of 146 qualified hitters this season.

Since June 25, Volpe is batting .171 with a .573 OPS successful 63 games.

"I don't deliberation it's been a large origin successful his show oregon his quality to plaything the bat oregon successful his quality to benignant of spell to the station each day," Boone said.

Jose Caballero has been filling successful astatine shortstop during Volpe's absences.

ESPN's Jorge Castillo and The Associated Press contributed to this report.