“Spencer Jones has back spasms and won’t start for AAA Scranton tonight,” posted Curry on the social media platform. “His absence from the lineup has nothing to do with a potential trade.”

The Yankees suffered their sixth loss in the last seven games at the Blue Jays' Rogers Centre after committing four errors, underscoring some concerns about their defense. But before the game began, manager Aaron Boone acknowledged some public scrutiny over the health of franchise slugger Aaron Judge.

Within the context of this year’s pennant race, in which the Yankees pulled back within three games of the Blue Jays on Ben Rice’s go-ahead, ninth-inning home run Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, Volpe has certainly become a talking point and a punching bag for parts of the fan base, and that likely will continue unless he gets hot at the plate.