The New York Yankees returned DJ LeMahieu from his rehab assignment and will shut him down for at least another week, the team announced Thursday, due to continued swelling in his fractured right foot. The veteran third baseman suffered the injury during spring training on March 16 and has yet to make his season debut. “I'm sure there's a little bit of frustration there,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said following Wednesday's 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
A year after his season ended prematurely because of a concussion and in the midst of a slow start to this campaign, Anthony Rizzo started his 25th game in a row at first base Wednesday night. The Yankees have not been able to give Rizzo, who entered play having a subpar defensive season and with just a .626 OPS, a breather. The ostensible backup first baseman is Oswaldo Cabrera, who has become the starting third baseman. 3 General manager Brian Cashman says DJ LeMahieu and Jon Berti's injuries have left the Yankees shorthanded at first base and in the left side of the infield. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The Yankees' infield has been unbalanced and will continue to be unbalanced for the
Gerrit Cole isn't ready to throw off a mound just yet. “I don't necessarily think it means he's getting on the mound immediately,” the manager said before the Yankees played the A's on Tuesday. “It's kind of a similar ramp-up to what an offseason would be like,” Cole said.
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27 | DH |