The New York Yankees are off to a rough start in the health department, with Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole already shut down for a month or two and former MVP Aaron Judge already dealing with a nagging abdominal injury.
Yet another key member of the roster now has a minor issue, as third baseman DJ LeMahieu fouled a ball off his foot yesterday and needed to go for X-rays.
Luckily for the team, Erik Boland of Newsday Sports reported that the X-rays came back clean, according to manager Aaron Boone.
Boone said LeMahieu had X-rays on his left foot yesterday that came back clean. Fouled a ball off the foot during yesterday’s game
— Erik Boland (@eboland11) March 17, 2024
LeMahieu was off to a rough start in spring training before the foul ball, posting a meager .535 OPS in ten games so far.
He is coming off the worst season of his career where he hit a career-low .243 with 15 home runs and 44 RBI in 136 games.
LeMahieu should see more time at third base this season provided first baseman Anthony Rizzo can stay healthy.
Rizzo played in only 99 games last season following a long battle with a concussion, so LeMahieu was forced to make 50 starts at first.
He has split time fairly evenly between first, second, and third base during his time in New York, but in 2024 he should mostly stick to third with Rizzo back, Gleyber Torres bouncing back strong at second base in 2023, and young shortstop Anthony Volpe aiming for a big sophomore year.
DJ has three years and $45 million left on the six-year deal he signed in 2021 and has seen his production heading in the wrong direction since a monstrous 2020 season when he won the batting title.
Hopefully, he is back in the lineup soon and the team has some better luck in the injury department.
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