On Tuesday, the New York Yankees were hopeful that DJ LeMahieu could make his season debut as early as next week. By Wednesday, those tentative plans were dashed.
LeMahieu will be shut down for at least a week, the team said, after being removed from the first game of his rehab assignment Tuesday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said LeMahieu underwent testing Wednesday and was diagnosed with residual edema, or recurring swelling, in his right foot, which he fractured over a month ago. He’ll be reevaluated in seven days. His timeline to play in major league games is unclear.
35-year-old LeMahieu has been sidelined since fouling a pitch off his foot during a spring training game on March 16. He had been scheduled to play in minor league games Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday before perhaps joining the Yankees in Baltimore next week.
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