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MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace towards the clock got here up brief.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will begin the season on the injured record, common 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 totally subsiding and the Yankees didn’t need him attempting to play by it.
“The previous few days, giving it time, it hasn’t actually responded fast sufficient with the dates coming,” Cashman stated at Steinbrenner Subject.
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 spite of everything his preliminary exams got here again detrimental.
The 35-year-old LeMahieu had tried to play by a proper foot harm 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.
— Further reporting by Joel Sherman in Tampa
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