NEW YORK (AP) — It was a painful landing for Anthony Volpe, who grabbed his left shoulder with his right hand and pushed his sunglasses-covered face into the outfield grass as his cap tumbled off.
“I never really had anything else pop or dislocate or anything like that, so nothing to compare it to,” the New York Yankees shortstop said.
Volpe remained in the game after his unsuccessful attempt for a backhand stab on Christopher Morel's eighth-inning single, which sparked a two-run rally in Tampa Bay's 3-2 win Saturday. An X-ray after the game was negative, but Volpe wasn't sure whether he will have an MRI or other tests.
“I've never really been in this situation, so it’s just scary,” he said. “But it feels good, and all the movements and everything feel good, but just a weird feeling.”
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham kneeled next to Volpe, and manager Aaron Boone and Oswaldo Cabrera stood as head athletic trainer Tim Lentych checked on the Gold Glove-winning shortstop. Lentych pressed on the shoulder and arm, then helped Volpe to his feet. About three minutes after Volpe went down, the Yankees agreed to let him keep playing.
“Once he kind of got up and moving around, he kind of felt fine," Boone said. “Then we wanted to make sure strength-wise he was in a good position and felt like he was.”
Volpe, who turned 24 on Monday, is hitting .233 with five homers, 19 RBIs and four stolen bases in his third season with the Yankees. New York already is missing second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (strained right oblique), third baseman DJ LeMahieu (strained left calf), ace Gerrit Cole (Tommy John surgery) and right-hander Luis Gil (right lat strain), the reigning AL Rookie of the Year.
“I felt just something sharp and something like right on the spot but then after that, it felt OK,” Volpe said. “Felt good after the testing because you feel like you can trust it but right away you don’t really know.”
New York led 2-1 entering the eighth behind Judge's 11th home run and Austin Wells' sixth.
Pinch-runner Chandler Simpson stole second when play resumed. Brandon Lowe walked against Mark Leiter Jr., and the Rays pulled off a double steal, giving them six stolen bases in the game.
Junior Caminero struck out and Curtis Mead singled to left, driving in the tying run. José Caballero followed with a grounder up the middle that Volpe bobbled as he rushed to try for an inning-ending double play. Lowe scored the go-ahead run.
"Trying to make the play before — turn two before I secured the ball," Volpe said.
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New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe loses control of the ball on a fielding error during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, May 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, and manager Aaron Boone, left, watch as a trainer checks on Anthony Volpe during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, May 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees' Trent Grisham, right, and Aaron Judge, second from right watch as a trainer checks on New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe (11) after he was injured during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, May 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 15, 2025--
Assent Inc. (Assent), the global leader in supply chain sustainability management, announces Request Manager, the industry’s first AI-native solution that addresses the critical pain point of how suppliers efficiently manage and respond to customer compliance and sustainability requests. Built on the market-leading Assent Sustainability Platform, Request Manager empowers suppliers to deliver accurate, high-quality regulatory data, declarations, and supporting documentation with greater speed and efficiency through a single, streamlined workflow to reduce management effort, lower compliance costs, and mitigate supply chain risk. The solution will launch for new Assent customers in January 2026.
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Request Manager enables suppliers to manage all customer requests in one centralized location through AI-powered parsing, matching and re-use of verified data, as well as a proactive declaration sharing function that allows suppliers to anticipate customer requests.
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Regulatory frameworks are in constant flux and are becoming increasingly complex. At the same time, manufacturers and distributors face an unsustainable volume of customer requests. Additionally, supplier contracts now include greater obligations that can disqualify those who fall short. Request Manager is Assent’s answer to this industry-wide breaking point: a secure, centralized hub that unifies all compliance and sustainability requests into one streamlined workflow.
Assent research shows that 80% of businesses still rely on email and fragmented spreadsheets to manage the growing volume of compliance requests. The data also revealed manufacturers receive an average of 350 requests per year, while distributors often face thousands, each of which may contain hundreds of part-and-regulation line items that must be interpreted and completed. With each request taking roughly three hours to complete, many manufacturers spend more than 1,000 hours a year on manual compliance and sustainability request management processes.
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About Assent
Assent provides the leadingsupply chain sustainability management solutionand is on a mission to become the global platform of record for supply chain sustainability and compliance for manufacturers. Founded in 2010, Assent is the only company that unifies platform, people, and supplier intelligence to future-proof supply chains amid global disruption. Powered by AI, we enable faster, smarter compliance — from risk analysis to automated document review — while delivering unmatched speed, cost efficiency, and confidence. With a proprietary supplier engagement engine and deep regulatory expertise built into our platform and services, Assent helps customers navigate complexity, reduce risk, and accelerate growth.
Assent Launches AI-Native Solution to Address Severe Gaps in Compliance and Sustainability Response Management Processes
