DJ LeMahieu was benched for the Yankees' finale against the Rays amid a season-long hitting slump.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.Four months later, after battling a major foot injury and almost daily struggles at the plate, LeMahieu is far from the table-setter the Yankees envisioned.
Dodgers at the MLB trade deadline: How a team that spent $1 billion this winter plans to fix its many flawsYankees manager Aaron Boone said before Sunday's game that LeMahieu could be out of the lineup next week as well.Boone hinted Friday that LeMahieu would not start Sunday's series finale. But Boone then said Saturday that he believed LeMahieu has"earned" the right to play through a slump that has lasted two months.
LeMahieu has been even worse over the past month, slashing .156/.250/.203 with three extra-base hits. The performance has drawn scorn from fans who showered him with boos both Friday and Saturday, when he went a combined 0-for-7 with two strikeouts.
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