Not solely did the Yankees get shut out and lose a collection right here at Fenway this weekend, they now should be involved about DJ LeMahieu. The Yankees versatile infielder sat out Sunday evening’s 3-0 loss to the Red Sox with a sore proper massive toe, a problem that has been bothering him for a number of weeks.
LeMahieu could have the toe examined Monday, however he stated he plans on being within the lineup that evening to begin the house stand in opposition to the Rays.
“Just in the last four or five days, it’s kind of affected me,” LeMahieu stated. “Really I don’t anticipate this issue going forward. So I plan to be back in there tomorrow.”
LeMahieu stated he had a cortisone shot within the toe on the All-Star break, however that it affected his swing the previous few days.
“I didn’t feel like I could get my swing off the last few days and talking to (Aaron Boone) just he said today’s a good day, just to make sure you’re right and ready to go for this home stand.”
LeMahieu emphasised that this was a problem that he feels he can handle and play by means of.
“Just just kind of bumps and bruises of the season, kind of wear and tear,” LeMahieu stated. “I had a cortisone earlier in the year and felt great for a while/I feel like it’s just kind of creeping back up a little bit. But like I said, everyone’s got something right now. And so just making sure I’m ready to go the rest of the season.”
On this highway journey, LeMahieu went 6-for-35 with a double, residence run and an RBI. It’s most likely not a coincidence that the Yankees offense has hit the skids on the similar time, it was apparent final yr when LeMahieu struggled by means of many of the season with a sports activities hernia that he’s an important piece to the lineup.
“He’s been one of our best hitters. He gets everything started for us or at the top of the order,” Yankees slugger Aaron Judge stated. “It’s the primary time I’m listening to about it, so hopefully it’s some minor and we’re getting him again on the market quickly.
“We still got a lot of guys coming back, hopefully Giancarlo (Stanton’s) coming back and they will be healthy and good for us,” Judge continued. “These guys are gonna step up. We’ve got a good ball club here capable of going out there and winning every single game so we just got to pick each other up and move on.”
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