LeMahieu, a three-time Gold Glove winner, struck.327 last season. He is vying to become the very first gamer to win batting titles in both leagues. He took the NL crown with Colorado in 2016, when he struck.348.
NEW YORK– AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu was pulled from the New York Yankees 11-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night after spraining his left thumb.
Supervisor Aaron Boone stated X-rays were unfavorable, however LeMahieu was sent to the hospital for an MRI and CT scan and could wind up on the injured list. He broke the exact same thumb with Colorado in 2018 and still wears a protective guard inside his infield glove.
” He said it felt similar this time, “Boone stated. “Well just see what comes of it.”.
LeMahieu whiffed on a pitch from Nathan Eovaldi in the fourth inning, followed through awkwardly and started to favor his left hand. LeMahieu paced around the plate location, followed by a team trainer and Boone, however stayed in the game.
LeMahieus average dropped to.411 when he grounded out weakly to shortstop. Boone again visited with him on the field between innings, and LeMahieu took his position at second base for the top of the 5th inning.
Tyler Wade replaced LeMahieu at 2nd base to begin the sixth and provided an RBI double in the bottom of the inning.
LeMahieu, a three-time Gold Glove winner, hit.327 last season. He is vying to end up being the first player to win batting titles in both leagues. He took the NL crown with Colorado in 2016, when he struck.348.
The Yankees are currently without star sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, both on the hurt list. Judge has a strained right calf and was put on the IL on Friday, while Stanton is out for 3 to four weeks with a stretched hamstring.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
