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The waiting is almost over for DJ LeMahieu.<\/p>\n
Initially expected to begin a rehab assignment as soon as Friday, LeMahieu was instead in The Bronx, with the plan for him to head down to Tampa on Saturday or Sunday, as the Northeast deals with bad weather and the Yankees wanting to play it safe with his calf injury.<\/p>\n
LeMahieu said before Friday\u2019s 9-1, rain-shortened loss to the Giants that it was preferable for him to be at the team\u2019s complex in Tampa, where he could take numerous at-bats against different pitchers, rather than being limited to two or three in a minor league rehab game somewhere else.<\/p>\n
Regardless of where LeMahieu is, it will be a while until he has the chance to get back to the majors.<\/p>\n
LeMahieu has been sidelined since straining his left calf in his first Grapefruit League game of the spring, coming off another injury-plagued and unproductive season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m itching to go,\u2019\u2019 LeMahieu said. \u201cIt\u2019s been tough and I want to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he\u2019s not limited in what he can do, although given his lack of action during spring training, there\u2019s plenty of work to do before he\u2019s an option for the Yankees.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will take a while, but hopefully not too long,\u2019\u2019 LeMahieu said.<\/p>\n
The Yankees haven\u2019t found much offense at third base, with Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza mostly making up a lefty-righty platoon that hasn\u2019t had much success \u2014 although the team\u2019s .666 combined OPS at the spot is in the middle of the pack in the majors (14th overall).<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old LeMahieu is under contract for both this season and 2026 for $15 million apiece, but his lower-leg and foot injuries have sapped much of his production for most of the last four-plus years.<\/p>\n
Clarke Schmidt is expected to rejoin the Yankees rotation next week, which likely means Carlos Carrasco (who has been poor but cannot be optioned to the minor leagues without being exposed to waivers), Will Warren (who has been better, but can be optioned) or Marcus Stroman (who required X-rays on his left knee after Friday\u2019s rough start and could need an IL stint) will fall out of the starting group.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Boone said before the game.<\/p>\n
Boone said Schmidt would debut in \u201cfive or six days,\u201d putting him on track either in the finale of a series against the Royals or a series opener in Tampa next week. <\/p>\n
The righty was slowed in camp with a back issue and right rotator cuff tendinitis and has built up in two rehab starts. <\/p>\n
In his last, Thursday with Double-A Somerset, Schmidt struck out four and allowed three hits in four scoreless innings in which he reached 61 pitches.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought he was sharp,\u201d said Boone, who watched video of the start Friday.<\/p>\n
Aaron Judge (0-for-1, two walks) has reached base in 12 of his 13 games this year.<\/p>\n
Against lefty Robbie Ray, Trent Grisham (who has hit southpaws well) got the start in center, and Cody Bellinger moved to left field. He went 0-for-2.<\/p>\n
Switch-hitting Jasson Dom\u00ednguez, who has gone 1-for-20 with seven strikeouts against lefties to begin the season, did not play.<\/p>\n
The Yankees held a moment of silence for Octavio Dotel, who died at 51 in the roof collapse in the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n
Dotel, the longtime reliever, pitched in 14 games with the Yankees in 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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