LeMahieu (foot) was forced to exit his rehab start with Double-A Somerset in the second inning, Randy Miller of The Newark Star-Ledger reports. LeMahieu left the contest after striking out in the top of first frame and playing third base in the bottom of the inning.
DJ LeMahieu was seemingly on the verge of returning to the New York Yankees heading into his most recent rehab game. Barring any setbacks, New York was hopeful that the veteran infielder would re-join the big league ball club as soon as possible.
The left-hander is ready to resume his rehab assignment after a bout of dead arm slowed the progress in his return from a pinched nerve in his left shoulder. Garrett threw 86 pitches in his previous rehab outing April 12 and is scheduled to throw about 60 pitches or four innings Friday.
Gerrit Cole isn’t ready to throw off a mound just yet. However, the Yankees’ ace continues to move in the right direction. Cole is now throwing from 120 feet after making 50 tosses on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.
After 5 ½ weeks of rest, rehab and frustration, Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu finally was back playing Tuesday night. He lasted one inning playing third base for the Double-A Somerset Patriots at Reading,
LeMahieu is beginning a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Tuesday. Assuming the Yankees concur with the infielder's assessment of how many rehab games he will require, it sounds like he could be back as soon as the weekend series in Milwaukee.
After throwing 30 times at 75 feet on Friday, Gerrit Cole was spotted throwing from an even greater distance on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, with the ace telling reporters that he threw 50 times from 120 feet.
It’s easy to forget that even the pros spend every day learning, and New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil’s most recent outing was a prime example of that. It started when he balked in his first run of Sunday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays with two outs in the third inning
Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is starting a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Tuesday. He has been on the IL since March 28 due to a right foot contusion.
The third baseman, who started the season on the IL with a fracture in his right foot, removed himself from his first rehab game with Double-A Somerset Tuesday night.
DJ LeMahieu had yet to go through tests by the time Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone spoke to reporters on Wednesday afternoon, but it’s clear that the infielder will once again be out longer than expected after exiting his first rehab game after just one inning on Tuesday night.
DJ LeMahieu’s first rehab game Tuesday lasted. The Yankees veteran third baseman was removed from the game with Double-A Somerset due to right foot soreness, the team said, after striking out in his first at-bat and playing two innings in the field.