DJ LeMahieu working out with Yankees as injury return looms

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.DETROIT — DJ LeMahieu rejoined the Yankees on Monday and it wasn’t just to get a few days in his home state.The veteran infielder is set to work out with the Yankees during their three-game series at Comerica Park, and if he gets through that without any issues, will likely start a rehab assignment on Friday, manager Aaron Boone said.LeMahieu has been sidelined since last month with a calf strain that he suffered in his second at-bat of the spring on March 1.

It was just the latest in a long list of lower-leg injuries that have derailed him over the last few seasons.Because he missed most of the spring, LeMahieu is expected to need a lengthy rehab assignment to get a good amount of at-bats under his belt before he could be activated.Rehab assignments for position players are capped at 20 days, meaning LeMahieu could potentially be back by the end of the month.The 36-year-old reported to camp this year feeling good but anxious to prove that he could still help the Yankees.

He was going to have a chance to win the third base job before he got injured, with Oswald Peraza and Pablo Reyes now making up the right-handed hitting half of the platoon with Oswaldo Cabrera....