NEW YORK (AP) American League batting leader DJ LeMahieu was placed on the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees on Sunday because of a sprained left thumb, joining Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the sidelines.
LeMahieu was hurt during an awkward swing in the fourth inning of Saturday night’s 11-5 victory over Boston and left the game two innings later. LeMahieu hurt the same thumb in 2018 while with Colorado. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said LeMahieu hold him the thumb felt similar Saturday night. LeMahieu was on the disabled list from May 14 to June 1 that year.
LeMahieu was sent for an MRI and CT scan on Saturday night. Slowed by COVID-19 when training resumed in July, he returned for opening day and is hitting .411 with two homers and eight RBIs.
A 32-year-old second baseman, LeMahieu hits leadoff atop a powerful Yankees lineup on a team that leads the AL East with a 14-6 record, New York’s best start since 2003.
Miguel Andujar was recalled from New York’s alternate training site at Scranton, where he was optioned after play on Aug. 5. Andujar hurt a shoulder last year and lost the third-base job to Gio Urshela, then returned from surgery this year and hit .071 (1 for 14) with no RBIs in five games.
Stanton has not played since Aug. 8 because of a strained left hamstring and Judge hasn’t played since Tuesday because of strained right calf. Stanton has been on the DL/IL in six of nine seasons and Judge in three straight seasons and four of five.
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