{"id":5469,"date":"2024-09-29T08:05:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2024-09-29T08:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:05:27","slug":"yankees-shouldnt-even-consider-using-struggling-veteran-when-hes-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=5469","title":{"rendered":"Yankees shouldn\u2019t even consider using struggling veteran when he\u2019s healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New York Yankees\u2018 infielder DJ LeMahieu played his last game on September 3. He was diagnosed with a right hip impingement and placed on the injured list as manager Aaron Boone explained that while there was a slight chance he made it back at some point in 2024, it was unlikely.<\/p>\n

On that day, September 3, the Yankees were 0.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East lead. They have played 20 games without LeMahieu since he got injured, winning 13 of them. They now boast a five-game lead over the O\u2019s and took the division crown on Thursday.<\/p>\n

At this point, the Yankees are a better team when LeMahieu is not on the field. He is a respected veteran and has given the organization some very good seasons, most notably in 2019 and 2020. But he is way past his prime now, and as his .527 OPS in 201 at-bats suggests, he was one of the league\u2019s worst regulars when healthy.<\/p>\n

Why is this even a subject? Because the player,\u00a0per Max Goodman of NJ Advance Media, is encouraged about how his hip is feeling. \u201cI don\u2019t know if they\u2019ll use me or not, but I\u2019m definitely gonna try to be available,\u201d the infielder explained.<\/p>\n

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