MINNEAPOLIS — DJ LeMahieu is about to give his rehab stint another try.
The Yankees’ veteran infielder is scheduled to begin rehabbing again at Double-A Somerset on Thursday or Friday, although his previous attempt lasted just one inning before being pulled due to soreness in his injured right foot.
It’s been nearly two months since he played in a game in which he sustained a non-displaced fracture when a ball hit his foot, so LeMahieu will need to build up his workload over a few games before he’s ready to join the team. there will be. Yankees.
“There is no such thing as hard and fast for us.” [number of at-bats] “I agree with him, but we definitely want him to come out and put some volume up,” manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees beat the Twins 5-1 at Target Field. he said on Tuesday. “Then we’ll see how comfortable he is at bat.”
Boone said LeMahieu will play immediately on a rehab assignment, but he won’t play the full game right away and plans to take his time and work seven to nine innings.
On Tuesday at the club’s player development facility in Tampa, LeMahieu pitched in action for the first time on Saturday, hitting four or five at-bats.
Boone said he did not know whether LeMahieu would undergo further imaging tests on his foot before beginning his rehabilitation assignment.
The 35-year-old had undergone imaging tests before his first attempt, but doctors hoped for further healing and postponed his rehabilitation assignment by four days.
LeMahieu then played one inning and had one at-bat on April 23 before being ejected from the game and being shut down for a week.
Also Tuesday in Tampa, Gerrit Cole (elbow neuritis) completed his fourth bullpen session and threw about 36 pitches, a step up from Saturday’s 29 pitches.
Cole had indicated over the weekend that he needed to move on to a 2-up bullpen session (i.e., pitching the equivalent of one inning, then sitting back and pitching some more) before moving on to live batting practice, but Tuesday’s session still It was only 1 up.
“Just move forward and up,” Boone said.
Cole and LeMahieu were scheduled to fly back to New York later Tuesday.
Jason Dominguez (Tommy John surgery) began his rehab assignment Tuesday with Single-A Tampa, where he served as DH and went 1-for-3 (including a walk) against former Yankees forward Domingo German. left behind.
“I’m happy to be back on the field and doing what I love,” Dominguez told reporters, including The Associated Press. “It feels good. Everything is going according to plan.”
Dominguez will serve as DH for the first two weeks and then add outfield — he currently throws to 150 feet — which will be the second half of a 20-day rehab period.
If he doesn’t have a setback, the Yankees have until June 3 to activate him or take the option to Triple-A (the latter is more likely, barring an injury to the major league club). .
Tommy Kahnle (shoulder) transferred his rehab assignment to Double-A Somerset and struck out the team on 10 pitches Tuesday. This will be the third of five scheduled rehabilitation appearances.
In addition to Dominguez, infield prospect Jorvit Vivas also began a rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa on Tuesday.
After sustaining a left orbital fracture on the final day of spring training, he returned to play in two games against Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in late April, but then suffered from after-effects. Returned to IL. Injury.
