$90M Yankees star roasted by fans following latest IL update

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is getting closer to a return to the Bronx Bombers' lineup. However, the Yankees fans are not too happy with the recent update on his injury.

The All-Star third baseman started the season on the injured list after sustaining a calf injury in Spring Training. According to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, the veteran third baseman will play minor league games for Somerset this weekend.

"The reports on DJ LeMahieu have been good as he continues a Minor League rehab assignment, according to Aaron Boone. LeMahieu is scheduled to play Saturday & Sunday for Somerset," MLB insider Bryan Hoch shared on X.

The Gold Glove winner has two years left on his $90 million contract signed in January 2021 but the Yankees fans are not happy with the news of his potential return to the lineup soon.

"Nobody actually cares."

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"Bryan plz ask him to stay away," wrote another fan.

"It’s impossible to use good and LeMahieu in the same sentence! He has no relevance on this Yankees roster!" said an angry fan.

"He’ll pull/strain/tweak something before anyone even knows he’s back - the whole thing is laughable/absurd..just buy him out and move on already. The guy can’t stay on the field anymore," suggested a fan.

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"No need to rush, he should take his time," chimed another fan.

After DJ LeMahieu's injury, the Yankees have been rolling out Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza at third base.

Yankees find productivity from All-Star veteran in DJ LeMahieu's absence

While DJ LeMahieu continues his rehab assignment, the Yankees have found remarkable productivity from another veteran infielder. Paul Goldschmidt, who signed for the Yankees in the Offseason.

Goldschmidt, in his age-37 season, entered Friday's series opener against the Blue Jays with a .383 batting average, the second-best in the league behind Yankees captain Aaron Judge. Known for his power hitting in his heydays, the former MVP has rediscovered himself.

“I just try to hit the ball and just kind of let it do what it’s going to do,” Goldschmidt said. “But yeah, it’s been a little bit different, results-wise, but I haven’t really tried to do anything different.”

The All-Star slugger's hitting streak of eight games ended on Friday as Paul Goldschmidt went 0-for-5 in a rare off day against Toronto.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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