DJ LeMahieu joined the 10-day injured record Thursday and a crowded Yankees infirmary line. His lingering toe irritation, which has clearly hampered LeMahieu on the plate, is without doubt one of the many setbacks to the lineup with simply 4 weeks remaining within the common season.
“I’m involved about it. Obviously, it’s clearly compromised him,’ supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “It’s prevented him from actually getting off his swing.’
LeMahieu’s stint on the injured record is retroactive Sept. 5 and never shocking after Boone hinted the likelihood throughout Wednesday’s doubleheader. LeMahieu has only one hit in his final 31 at bats, whereas his fellow Yankee slugger Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t performed since Tuesday due to a sore foot.
Anthony Rizzo (complications), Andrew Benintendi (damaged hook of hamate), Matt Carpenter (damaged foot) and Harrison Bader (plantar fasciitis) are additionally on the IL.
Beyond the importance to the standings with a three-game collection in opposition to the second-place Rays on the horizon, the lineup flux and lack of pop can also hinder Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the homerun file.
Judge nailed his fifty fifth homer Wednesday however was additionally walked 5 occasions by the Twins within the doubleheader, together with 4 occasions deliberately. Avoiding Judge wasn’t a profitable formulation for Twins supervisor Rocco Baldelli – his crew misplaced each video games Wednesday – nevertheless it was efficient because the Yankees failed to attain after every intentional stroll.
Without LeMahieu and the opposite massive bats to complement the offense, it’s simpler undertake the ‘just don’t let Judge beat us’ philosophy.
Not that LeMahieu was offering a lot cowl with a 10-for-78 stretch over his final 20 video games. The 34-year-old sat out three video games in August to deal with the toe damage, however the mixture of relaxation and a cortisone shot clearly didn’t repair the problem.
Boone stated the toe ache has affected his potential to pivot off his again foot. LeMahieu was obtainable instead in Wednesday’s doubleheader however remained within the dugout, together with Stanton.
LeMahieu, the two-time batting champ, handled a foot damage earlier this season and a sports activities hernia final season.
Miguel Andujar, who got here up because the twenty ninth man for Wednesday’s doubleheader, will stay with the crew to take LeMahieu’s roster spot.
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