His batting average is down and his strikeouts are up. This isn’t the DJ LeMahieu the Yankees envisioned hitting in the middle of their lineup.
His batting average is down and his strikeouts are up.
This isn’t the DJ LeMahieu the Yankees envisioned hitting in the middle of their batting order this year. The hope was he would rediscover his All-Star form from his first two seasons in pinstripes, or at least build off a decent season last year that was cut short by a severe toe injury.LeMahieu was given a night off for the series finale against the Orioles on Thursday, manager Aaron Boone saying he rested the infielder to ensure he plays all three games of this weekend’s series against the Padres at the Stadium.on Thursday night at the Stadium — is hitting just .
“I feel like over the last week, where he has gotten some hits and hit some balls hard, maybe fouling off some pitches that he’s gotten that he normally lines out there for a hit, fouling that pitch off,” manager Aaron Boone said. “[He’s] getting in two-strike situations he’s probably expanded [the strike zone] a little bit, which is not normally the case with him. He’s probably just expanding a little bit more.
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