Caballero (elbow) entered Thursday's game against the Rangers as a defensive replacement and fouled out in his lone plate appearance. Caballero didn't start the game due to some swelling in his left elbow as a result of a hit-by-pitch Wednesday. He's fine, though, and is expected to be available to play Friday as the Yankees open up a road trip in Milwaukee.
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José Caballero Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 8-3200000000020003/23L 15-6101100001030013/22W 6-2300000000020003/21L 3-1301100001021113/19W 5-4300000000070003/18W 1-0300000000020003/14L 6-4200000000030003/11W 8-1100000001000002/28W 5-1311010010060022/26W 7-3301010010050022/24W 8-7201100001020012/22L 6-4211000110000042/20L 2-020000000002000
Preseason Totals 30263201340361111 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/10L 4-3311010001040025/9L 4-3300000001040005/8L 6-0302200000050025/7W 9-2100000000020005/6L 6-1200000000140005/5W 7-4411100000040015/4W 12-1311010011040025/3W 11-3411100000011015/2W 1-0000000000000005/1W 2-1111000110000044/29L 3-0301100000050014/28W 3-2300000000021004/27W 4-2301100000120214/26L 7-4300000000141004/25W 8-3513200110051264/24W 12-4412100120010054/23W 4-2412110000060034/22W 4-1301100000050014/21W 3-0301100000050014/19W 7-0401100000030014/18W 13-4432200000000024/17W 2-1100000001021004/16L 11-4403300000042034/15W 5-4311010021030024/14L 7-1300000000050004/134-4211000120010044/12L 5-4300000000050004/11L 5-4502110030070034/10L 5-2200000000050004/9L 1-0200000000011004/7W 5-3402110000061034/5L 7-6400000000020004/4W 9-73100000001100004/3W 8-2310000001062004/1W 5-3300000000020003/31W 5-0400000000060003/30L 2-1201100001070013/28W 3-1400000000070003/27W 3-0402200000031023/25W 7-041110001003001
Regular Season Totals 123163424604137415112452
José Caballero Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 413350.259247084134540.320Away 27200.27415303244290.321Home 26150.2429405290250.319Day 00110.21210103180120.268Night 413240.28914605354420.352March 0140.222400101040.263April 310240.276165033114380.323May 1270.2334204110120.343Opponent vs LAA 1 4 6 0.400 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 11 0.438 vs MIL 0 0 3 0.333 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.455 vs HOU 2 3 5 0.417 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 11 0.462 vs SEA 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.200 vs ATH 0 0 2 0.333 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.333 vs BOS 0 0 4 0.364 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.364 vs MIA 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0.167 vs SF 0 1 3 0.250 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.250 vs BAL 1 2 3 0.214 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 0.313 vs KC 0 0 3 0.300 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0.364 vs TB 0 3 2 0.182 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.182 vs TEX 0 0 3 0.188 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0.278 Venue @ Seattle 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.200 @ Tampa Bay 0 3 2 0.182 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.182 @ Texas 0 0 2 0.222 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.300 @ Milwaukee 0 0 3 0.333 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.455 @ San Francisco 0 1 3 0.250 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.250 @ Houston 2 3 5 0.417 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 11 0.462 @ New York 2 6 15 0.242 9 4 0 5 2 9 0 25 0.319 @ Boston 0 0 4 0.364 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.364
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José Caballero: Breaking News
Sitting out after hit-by-pitch
Caballero (elbow) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rangers. Caballero was hit on the left elbow by a pitch in Wednesday's loss to the Rangers. He was able to stay in that contest, but with it being a day game Thursday and Caballero dealing with some swelling, he'll get some rest to heal up. Yankees manager Aaron Boone expects Caballero to be available off the bench, per Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record. Max Schuemann will draw the start at shortstop and hit eighth.
May be sticking as starter
Caballero appears to have earned himself an extended run as the Yankees' primary shortstop, as Anthony Volpe (shoulder) was reinstated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman stated April 10 that the plan was for Volpe to reclaim his starting shortstop job once healthy enough to do so, but that path appears to have shifted given Volpe's assignment to Triple-A. Caballero has put himself in position to hang onto Volpe's former role with a strong start to the season, as he leads MLB shortstops with seven defensive runs saved while posting a fine .259/.306/.405 slash line to go along with four homers, 15 runs, 12 RBI and 13 stolen bases, which is tied for the AL lead. Manager Aaron Boone acknowledged Caballero's seizing of the lead shortstop role Sunday, saying the speedy veteran has "played himself into and earned himself more playing time." However, Boone also stated, "I love the idea of Jose being in that super utility role because he's so good at it" and said "we'll see" when asked if the team has pivoted from Cashman's previous statement regarding Volpe's role, so it's not certain that Caballero is going to be the Yankees' everyday shortstop for the entire season. For now, fantasy managers who have enjoyed Caballero's contributions on the basepaths and surprising uptick in power should plan to be able to plug him in as a near-everyday starter for at least the near future.