DJ LeMahieu in a battle with time that could be nearing Yankees breaking point
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DJ LeMahieu is not a Hall of Famer. But his credentials — notably, four Gold Gloves, three All-Star appearances, two batting titles and a pair of top four AL MVP finishes — will land him on the Cooperstown ballot five years after his career concludes.
And while that is not immortality, it is a great accomplishment, signaling a career in the top 10 percent all time.
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He has that. And respect. To play with LeMahieu — at LSU, with the Rockies or the Yankees — is to know how fiercely dedicated he is to his craft, and what a good, serious teammate he has been. 'From the second he showed up here [in 2019] and he wasn't even a starting player and ended up leading us to the playoffs playing any position without saying a word,' Aaron Judge said. 'He has always been on the top of that list [of admired teammates] in this clubhouse'
'He is a quiet leader,' hitting coach James Rowson said. 'He doesn't say a lot, but he says a lot by how he goes about his business.'
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