MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace in opposition to the clock got here up quick.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured checklist, normal supervisor Brian Cashman stated on Monday in Tampa, because of the important bone bruise on his proper foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been attempting to ramp up his workload over the previous few days in an try and be prepared for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, however the ache and swelling was not absolutely subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play via it.
“The previous couple of days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Discipline.
With out LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is predicted to fill in at third base, barring a late exterior transfer forward of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, which means he may probably return in time for the house opener on April 5.
However that may rely on how a lot progress LeMahieu makes over the subsequent week.
He’s additionally anticipated to get one other MRI later this week — which was a part of the unique plan, Cashman stated — in any case his preliminary checks got here again damaging.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play via a proper foot damage late in 2022, which sapped his manufacturing and created points that carried into the primary half of final season.
The Yankees had been inspired by what that they had seen from a wholesome LeMahieu early in camp, with Aaron Boone pointing to his explosiveness, however that has now been tempered by his return to the IL.
— Extra reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa