Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe might be out of the doghouse, but he wasn’t in the starting lineup against the Washington Nationals on Monday.

Volpe, who leads the American League with 17 errors, was on the bench for the second consecutive night with José Caballero making the start at shortstop for the Yankees on Monday. Voipe was also held out of Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox.

Manager Aaron Boone said the move represents more of a “reset” than reprimand of Volpe, and endorsed him as New York’s regular starter.

“I view Anthony as our shortstop,” Boone said Monday.

Volpe, 24, has only one hit in the last three series, going 1-for-28 during that span. He carries a .208 batting average this season with 18 home runs and 65 RBIs.

Boone isn’t concerned about the stats and the other things people dig into.

“Production comes in a lot of different ways,” Boone said before Monday’s game. “I think sometimes people want him, because he’s a shortstop with speed, to hit for a certain average and do certain things. No, productive offensive players come in many shapes and forms. So he’s got a lot of ability. He’s shown a lot of flashes of that. I think the next thing for Anthony, though, is the consistency part and limiting some of the peaks and valleys.

“He’s made a lot of adjustments throughout his career so far. His first year profiled a lot different than his second year, where he made some adjustments. Maybe (it’s) some kind of hybrid between those two, which I think he is now, but the consistency part, that’s the next wave for him offensively so he can ascend as a player.”

Volpe has been receiving a lot of boos lately as his struggles have deepened.

Boone said the jeers have no effect on Volpe, who is in his third big-league season.

“I think he handles it quite well,” Boone said. “I don’t think he’s overly affected by those things. This is just a young player that, as you guys know, works his tail off and is super competitive and is trying to find that next level of consistency in his game offensively.

“I think he’s mentally very tough and totally wired to handle all of the things that go with being a big leaguer in this city and being a young big leaguer that’s got a lot of expectations on him.”

–Field Level Media