Yankees’ LeMahieu out with groin injury, undergoes MRI

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:13 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 27, 2019

BOSTON - AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu is out of the New York Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox.

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BOSTON - AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu is out of the New York Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox.

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BOSTON – AL batting leader DJ LeMahieu is out of the New York Yankees’ lineup for Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.

Manager Aaron Boone says “he’s got a little tightness in his groin,” which the infielder felt during Friday’s loss to the Red Sox.

The Yankees signed LeMahieu to a $24-million, two-year contract as a free agent during the off-season. He is batting .332 with 15 homers and 71 RBIs and has been a pleasant surprise to a team that’s been besieged by injuries.

New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu, left, congratulates Gleyber Torres after he scored on a hit by New York Yankees' Mike Tauchman in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Twins won 8-6. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

LeMahieu played the entire game Friday.

Boone said he had an MRI on Saturday and the club is awaiting the results before making any decision regarding a trip to the injured list.

LeMahieu, who turned 31 this month, spent the previous eight seasons with Colorado at hitter-friendly Coors Field and won the NL batting title in 2016 with a .348 average.

Last season, he hit .276 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs, winning his second straight Gold Glove at second base and third overall.