DJ LeMahieu starting 2024 season on IL in Yankees injury blow
NY Post
MEXICO CITY — DJ LeMahieu’srace against the clock came up short.
The Yankees veteran third baseman will start the season on the injured list, general manager Brian Cashman said on Monday in Tampa, due to the significant bone bruise on his right foot from fouling a ball off it on March 16.
LeMahieu had been trying to ramp up his workload over the past few days in an attempt to be ready for Thursday’s Opening Day in Houston, but the pain and swelling was not fully subsiding and the Yankees did not want him trying to play through it.
“The last few days, giving it time, it hasn’t really responded quick enough with the dates coming,” Cashman said at Steinbrenner Field.
Without LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera is expected to fill in at third base, barring a late external move ahead of Opening Day.
The Yankees can backdate LeMahieu’s IL stint three days, meaning he could potentially return in time for the home opener on April 5.
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