ARLINGTON — DJ LeMahieu is able to let it rip within the playoffs. After lacking 21 video games with painful irritation in his proper massive/second toe space, LeMahieu went 4-for-16 with two walks within the final 5 video games. LeMahieu thinks it was sufficient for him to know he will be impactful within the playoffs.
Aaron Boone isn’t certain but.
“This time in between will be important as well,” the Yankees supervisor stated of the 5 days between Wednesday’s season finale and the primary sport of the ALDS. “I do really feel like he’s nonetheless guarded in opposition to it slightly bit. Even yesterday. A tribute to how good a hitter he’s and throws out a few hits and a stroll. And I really feel like it’s nonetheless there, to the place he’s choosing his spots and I do see him favor it slightly bit, however we’ll see.
“He’s going to be able to get some more strategic treatments leading up to the playoffs and hopefully that’s another level of getting him in a position.”
LeMahieu stated the foot felt slightly higher than when he went on the injured record at the start of September.
LeMahieu went 0-for-4 within the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field Wednesday.
TORRES TESTS
Gleyber Torres was out of the lineup and nonetheless sick for the third straight day, lacking the ultimate 4 video games of the season. The younger infielder has been coping with flu-like signs because the crew arrived in Texas on Sunday evening.
“A little better. He’s still under the weather. So he actually took the COVID test and was negative,” Boone stated. “But he’s still dealing with it. He hasn’t had a fever which is good, but a sore throat and just body aches and that kind of thing. So hopefully he’s starting to feel a little bit better but not good enough to be in there today.”
Torres had been on a sizzling streak when the bug bit him.
Over his final 18 video games, Torres is slashing .378/.427/.662 with 11 extra-base hits, together with 5 homers and 23 RBI.
TRIPLE TEMPTATION
Boone had been ready for at the least two weeks to present Aaron Judge a time off as he pursued the American League single-season dwelling run file. After the Yankees slugger hit No. 62, breaking Roger Maris’ 61-year previous file on Tuesday evening, he talked Judge into sitting Wednesday.
The solely cause he would have began him once more would have been if Judge had a practical likelihood on the Triple Crown.
“That was probably the one temptation but in the end, I just felt like it was right that he was off,” Boone stated.
There has been just one Triple Crown winner, Miguel Cabrera, over the past 50 years.
His .311 batting common trails Minnesota’s Luis Arraez (.316) within the AL batting race. Arraez sat out three of the final six video games with a left hamstring harm, however was planning to play Wednesday. Judge might have solely handed him if the Twins infielder was to go hitless in three at-bats and Judge went 3-for-3.
Judge began 55 straight video games and had a 33-game on-base streak to complete his season. He was slashing .337/.496/.707 with 30 extra-base hits together with 19 homers and 44 runs scored throughout that 55-game span.
SHARED CELEBRATION
While everybody was watching Judge’s each at-bat, each swing and each transfer over the past month as he chased historical past, Gerrit Cole’s personal file went below the radar Tuesday evening. He recorded 257 strikeouts this season, beating Ron Guidry’s 248 for the Yankees single-season file.
Both honors had been celebrated by the Yankees Tuesday evening.
“For those two records to fall in probably five, seven minutes [apart]. It’s crazy. It’s unbelievable really,” Boone stated. “I really feel honored to be part of it. And witness that, to see what Judge has achieved all 12 months.
“Gerrit, 44 years and you know that season by Gator is one of those talked about you hear about Bob Gibson’s season. Ron Guidry, [1978 season] strikeouts against the Angels. And then for Gator to call in,” Boone continued. “We had him on speakerphone with the whole team, congratulating Gerrit was really a cool moment for the team and for Gerrit after the game. So just one of those nights that you feel privileged to be a part of and I thought the guys handled it really well.”
UP NEXT
The Yankees have to attend to search out out who they’ll face within the American League Division Series starting on Tuesday. They are very aware of the Tampa Bay Rays, who they went 11-8 in opposition to with a +6 run differential. They went 5-1 in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians with a +24 run differential.
“Obviously, Tampa we know really well. And they know us well. So, we’ll obviously be watching the series closely,” Boone stated. “Cleveland has been one of many actually good tales this 12 months so far as to see their younger roster, come of age and actually simply dominate the [American League Central] down stretch to win that division.
“They always pitch well, they’ve got an elite closer at the back end. Good starting pitching. A team that’s really adept at putting the ball in play and they’re athletic,” Boone continued. “They do a lot of different things. So hopefully, hopefully it goes three games and they beat each other up a little bit. You know at this point in the season, whoever you play, it’s going to be a challenge and you got to play well to win so we’ll await that hopefully, the downtime serves us well, we can strike that balance between staying sharp and getting guys rested. And hopefully that serves as well going into that series.”
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