Yankees INF DJ LeMahieu Currently Scheduled For MLB Rehab Assignment With Somerset
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The New York Yankees are currently scheduling to have INF DJ LeMahieu begin an MLB Rehab Assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, April 21 when the team travels to Reading to take on the Fightin Phils. The game is scheduled for 6:45 pm.
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The New York Yankees are currently scheduling to have INF DJ LeMahieu begin an MLB Rehab Assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, April 21 when the team travels to Reading to take on the Fightin Phils. The game is scheduled for 6:45 pm.
The @yankees are currently scheduling an @MLB rehab assignment for INF DJ LeMahieu with the Somerset Patriots beginning in Reading on Tuesday, April 23. pic.twitter.com/YJ4tn2CUyM
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 22, 2024
LeMahieu was placed on the 10-day injured list on 3/25 with a right foot contusion. The three-time All-Star (NL 2015, 2017 and AL 2019) has an MLB career .292 average with 1,697 hits, 864 runs, 122 home runs, 625 RBI and 93 stolen bases in 1,561 games.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, LeMahieu is one of just three players in MLB history to win the batting title in both leagues, having won in the NL in 2016 with the Colorado Rockies (.348) and the AL in 2020 with the Yankees (.364).
He is a four-time Gold Glove Award winner, having won three times as a second baseman in the NL (2014, 2017, 2018) and as a utility player in the AL (2022). In addition, LeMahieu is a three-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (2013, 2017, 2018) and two-time AL Silver Slugger Award winner (2019, 2020)
The Visalia, California native was originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB Draft and was signed by the Yankees as a free agent on 1/14/19.
He is the first player to rehab with Somerset this season and becomes the 35th overall since the team became the Yankees Double-A affiliate in 2021.
About the Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots 2024 season is presented by New Jersey Office Systems, LLC. Home games are played at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball. To learn more, visit: somersetpatriots.com.