NEW YORK — The Yankees delayed the beginning of DJ LeMahieu‘s minor league damage rehabilitation project after an MRI confirmed the fracture in his proper foot has not absolutely healed.
The 35-year-old, a two-time batting champion, has been sidelined since fouling a ball off the foot throughout a spring coaching sport on March 16. He was to have began the rehab project Friday however remained in New York. The earliest he’ll report back to a minor league workforce is Tuesday.
“He is doing very well and I do know he feels able to go, however the foot specialist has weighed in,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated earlier than the Yankees’ 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays of their collection opener. “We need to be certain that this factor’s 100%. He is near that now. We’re simply being conservative with this factor.”
LeMahieu continued fielding floor balls and taking batting follow.
“I really feel able to go,” LeMahieu stated. “I am able to get on the market and get in some video games. It should not be an excessive amount of longer.”
LeMahieu hit a career-low .243 final yr with 15 homers and 44 RBIs in 136 video games. He batted .220 within the first half final however .273 within the second half.
In 2022, he missed the postseason as a result of a damaged sesamoid bone in his proper massive toe that led to ligament injury in his different toe.
Additionally Friday, the Yankees positioned reliever Nick Burdi on the 15-day injured record due to proper hip irritation, a transfer retroactive to Wednesday. The precise-hander felt ache on the final pitch of his outing Tuesday in Toronto.
Burdi is 1-0 in seven scoreless appearances this season.
Proper-hander Cody Morris was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, the place he had a 1.93 ERA in 4 video games. Morris had a 6.75 ERA in six reduction appearances final yr for Cleveland, which traded him to the Yankees for outfielder Estevan Florial.
Outfielder Taylor Trammell was added to the energetic roster, a day after he was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
