Prior to Saturday's game with the Red Sox, Yankees manager Aaron Boone gave updates on a number of injured players...

Volpe needs another day

Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe left Friday's win over Boston early after being struck on the elbow with a pitch. Although Volpe ran the bases and took the field at the top of the next inning, he was pulled as a precautionary measure.

Volpe isn't in the starting lineup on Saturday and Boone said that he initially had the shortstop in, but once he got to Yankee Stadium and spoke to the training staff, they thought it was best that the third-year player took a day.

"Strength, everything’s good. He's got pretty good-sized swelling in there still," Boone said. "Talking to the trainers, it will do him well to try and get one more day and get some treatment. Hope to be back there tomorrow."

Boone said that Volpe is available if needed, but they will look to get past the Red Sox with Oswald Peraza starting at shortstop.

Jazz gets a planned off day

While Volpe's exclusion from Saturday's lineup isn't surprising, Jazz Chisholm Jr. being left off was.

Boone was asked about Jazz's status, and the longtime Yankees manager said it was just a planned off day for his third baseman.

"Plan from the start when he came back Tuesday," Boone said. "We were going to give him one as he built back up into the off day. And it made sense with the one lefty we're facing to give it today."

Since his return from the IL, Chisholm has been hotter than hot. Across four games, Chisholm is 8-for-16 with two home runs and six RBI. He also has back-to-back three-hit games.

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