The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday at Tropicana Field. Trent Grisham drove in two runs for the Yankees and that was enough to get the
job done thanks to a strong showing by the Yankees' bullpen.
DJ LeMahieu, batting ninth in the order, went 0-for-2 at the plate and only reached base when he was hit by a pitch. Then to make matters worse, he hit a foul ball that bounced up and hit him in the throat. It was a play that was as rare as it was painful.July 11, 2024 The way his skin moved like in that old footage of the guy getting shot in the stomach with a canonball. It's just a horrible thing for the people at home to see in high definition, but that's the thing you have to deal with as a sports fan in 2024.
As for LeMahieu, this is just the latest lowlight he's suffered at the plate this season. He's batting .202 this year with a team-low .525 OPS. He actually spent most of the season below the dreaded Mendoza line before he went on a three game tear where he went 5-for-10 at the plate and pumped his batting average from .175 to .206.
This is a guy who won batting titles in 2016 and 2020. When you're having this kind of year at the plate, fouling a ball off your throat is actually a sign you're trending up.Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News.
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