José

Caballero

They condition this with the idea that he’ll need to show his injured fingers are fine and he’ll need to keep producing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre when he returns. But in their eyes, the Yankees have no confidence in Anthony Volpe or José Caballero at this point. They also quote Yankees GM Brian Cashman as saying that Lombard “might be a choice at some point.”

This will make back-to-back games that Volpe will sit with Jose Caballero playing shortstop. The 25-year-old has gotten on base at a respectable .340 clip, but he’s hit just one homer in 2026 and his .668 OPS on the year leaves much to be desired — and is unfortunately right in line with his career .662 number. Volpe has flashed the potential to be an excellent fantasy contributor, but it’s just too hard to trust him to be in lineups at this stage of his career.

Caballero came back to haunt his former team with his first multi-homer performance of the season. He kicked things off by clobbering a tie-breaking three-run blast to left field off Rays starter Griffin Jax before adding a solo shot off reliever Chris Roycroft in the eighth. The versatile 29-year-old set a new career high, reaching double-digit homers for the first time since 2023. He has a legitimate shot at reaching both the 20-homer and 40-steal thresholds, which seemed unfathomable from a projection standpoint coming into the year.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that a few members of the team are dealing with food poisoning, so perhaps Jones is one of them. The 25-year-old is hitting .225/.313/.366 in his 80 MLB plate appearances this season with a 42.5 percent strikeout rate and a 20.5 percent swinging strike rate. With Trent Grisham (hamstring) set to return this weekend, Jones may be headed back to Triple-A. Jose Caballero will start in center field on Wednesday with Oswald Cabrera at third base and Amed Rosario at designated hitter.

Chisholm appears to have avoided a serious injury after a frightening collision with teammate Jasson Domínguez on a pop-up in shallow right field during Monday’s game against Detroit. It’ll be speedster José Caballero taking over at second base on Tuesday evening, but fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate a lengthy absence.

Chisholm was at the epicenter of a bizarre lollipop controversy earlier this week, but he’s had a solid month at the plate from a fantasy perspective, launching six homers and swiping 10 bases, despite hitting just .189 (14-for-74) since the start of June. The 28-year-old takes a seat with rookie lefty Jake Bennett taking the ball for the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon. It’ll be José Caballero filling in at second base.

This was another outfield start for Caballero, as both he and Anthony Volpe are getting to play pretty regularly right now. They’ll probably change once Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon return, but both offer short-term value in shallow leagues.

McMahon has just 39 plate appearances in the month of June, hitting .222/.282/.389 with two home runs and four RBI. With Trent Grisham (hamstring) likely being activated off the injured list soon, the Yankees could simply opt to play Jose Caballero at third base the rest of the way.

Domínguez told reporters he’s available off the bench after having a tooth pulled earlier in the day prior to Tuesday’s contest against the White Sox. It’ll be Spencer Jones patrolling center field with Cody Bellinger and José Caballero in the corners. The 23-year-old former top prospect has gone 2-for-8 with a solo homer in a pair of games since returning from the injured list over the weekend. He’s worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper mixed leagues based on his talent and opportunity to play everyday in right field with Aaron Judge (rib) on the injured list for the next couple weeks.

The Yankees will have to wait and see how Dominguez is feeling to see if he can play Tuesday against the White Sox. If the 23-year-old can’t go, Jose Caballero could see the start in his absence. Either way, this shouldn’t be a long-term absence for Dominguez.