Yankees' DJ LeMahieu in danger of missing Opening Day with injury
TAMPA — DJ LeMahieu’s availability for Opening Day is suddenly in jeopardy.
The Yankees’ veteran third baseman has a “pretty significant bone bruise” on his right foot, manager Aaron Boone said Monday, two days after LeMahieu smoked a foul ball off of it.
X-rays and a CT scan were negative, and LeMahieu saw a foot specialist on Monday for a hands-on evaluation that was “encouraging,” Boone said. But whether LeMahieu would have enough of a runway to get back in time for Opening Day on March 28 in Houston was not immediately certain.
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