DJ LeMahieu is coming off a season where he appeared in 46 games for the New York Yankees.
He batted .266 with two home runs, 12 RBI’s and 13 runs.
However, the 37-year-old was let go on July 10, 2025.
DJ LeMahieu Still Remains Available On Opening Day
On Wednesday night, the Yankees played their first game of the 2026 season when they beat the San Francisco Giants by a score of 7-0.
LeMahieu still remains a free agent who is available to sign with any team in the MLB.
LeMahieu’s MLB Career
LeMahieu was picked in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
He spent his rookie year with the Chicago Cubs before seven seasons with the Colorado Rockies.
During his time in Colorado, LeMahieu made two trips to the MLB All-Star Game.
In 2016, he batted .348 in 146 games.
LeMahieu then spent seven years playing for the Yankees.
During the 2019 season (he made the All-Star Game), and batted .327 with 26 home runs and 102 RBI’s in 145 games.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote (on June 30, 2019): “On June 22, DJ LeMahieu was hitting .316/.365/.467.
In the six games since, he is 18 for 28 with three HR, 13 RBI and a .643/.666/1.214 slash.
His season line today: .345/.392/.534 — almost 100 OPS points higher. And he is perhaps right behind Mike Trout in the AL MVP race.”
As for the current Yankees, they will continue action with two more games against the Giants on Friday and Saturday.