DJ LeMahieu will not be able to play and he doesn’t need to be “useless,” so he’s making an attempt to remain prepared with out getting “stupid.” The Yankees versatile infielder has been coping with a proper foot subject between his huge and second toe since earlier than the All-Star break. Friday, earlier than the Yankees recreation in opposition to the Red Sox on the Stadium, LeMahieu hit with a batting follow group, however he admitted he doesn’t suppose he can play with the way it feels now.
“It’s two weeks and it’s a little bit better. We have a week and a half left in the season or two weeks or something like that. So I don’t want to just shut it down and then have to ramp up again. So I’m staying as ready as I can without being stupid,” LeMahieu stated. “And I don’t think at this point, it’s really going to go away. So I think it’s just stay ready, and just go to them [let them] know how I feel and I’ll be ready to go. Whenever that day is.”
LeMahieu started coping with the ache in his foot earlier than the All-Star break and tried to deal with it in the course of the hiatus with a cortisone shot. It didn’t assist and it has gotten worse. It bothers LeMahieu when he’s shifting on the sphere, working the bases and hitting.
“But you know, most importantly, if I can’t get my swing off then I am kind of useless,” LeMahieu stated.
Last season, the Yankees received a glimpse of how inconsistent they have been with out LeMahieu, a contact hitter who compliments the facility hitters of their lineup. LeMahieu was shut down in September with a sports activities hernia, which was healed by way of surgical procedure.
LeMahieu stated he doesn’t suppose that it will require surgical procedure. He thinks prolonged relaxation within the offseason will heal it.
“But, I am just trying to get through the season, so I haven’t really thought about that yet,” LeMahieu stated.
“It’s been a really tricky injury to get our arms around and what treatments we can do,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “If and when you can do a shot and things like that. We’ll see.”
RIZZO RESTS
Anthony Rizzo returned to the lineup after lacking 14 video games with a again subject on Sunday and on Friday Boone gave him a day of relaxation.
“He’s doing really well actually, the backs not an issue,” Boone stated. “This is more of he was down for two weeks of not doing anything and now that ramp up so looking at the schedule and we’re in the midst of that eight in a row it’s like when do I get them one so we talked a lot about it last night he and I and then even this morning it just felt like today’s the best day to do it and you know hopefully it serves him well.”
Since getting back from having an epidural to deal with again ache, Rizzo has hit .211/.286/.421 with a house run.
BACKING OFF BADER
Harrison Bader, who made his Yankee debut Tuesday night time, additionally had the night time off on Friday. Bader was acquired by the Yankees on Aug. 2 from the Cardinals, the place he had been on the injured record for over a month with plantar fasciitis. It took seven weeks for him to make his Yankees debut, however it’s been spectacular.
Bader is 4-for-11 with a double and 6 RBI in three video games.
“Just good situational things that he’s done. He’s run the bases incredibly well. He’s gotten some big hits in these first couple of games with runners in scoring position,” Boone stated. “You get a peek at just how athletic and fundamentally sound he is in the outfield the way he’s getting behind balls to keep guys from advancing. He’s just been a spark and he’s done a lot of winning things in just three games.”
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