The 36-year-old veteran has suffered one setback after another as his career nears its end.

The New York Yankees' third base situation was already a point of concern before DJ LeMahieu's recent calf injury. The team could finally swing a trade to add an upgrade.

The New York Yankees' season has already hit some roadblocks, and they have yet to play a regular season game. DJ LeMahieu's injury could lead to a trade.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will begin the season on the injured list because of elbow injuries that have sidelined him this spring. Also, infielder DJ LeMahieu tweaked his calf muscle during the team's spring game Saturday.

The injury bug has once again taken a bite out of Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu. During Saturday’s 9-3 Spring Training win over the Astros, LeMahieu felt a “tweak” in his left calf heading up the first-base line after popping out to second in the fourth inning.

With his first Grapefruit League at-bats of the year under his belt, Aaron Judge said he believes a heavier spring workload could ward off another slow start to his regular season. Judge went 1-for-2

Feel good,” LeMahieu said with a head nod and a smile. “I’m excited.” Nearby on two walls, computer screens showed the Yankees’ lineup for a matinee at Steinbrenner Field against the Astros. LeMahieu was batting third and DH-ing after being a healthy scratch for the first seven spring training games because he’s a veteran who has had a lot of injury issues in past seasons.

The idea that the New York Yankees' front office believed DJ LeMahieu bounce back from his putrid 2024 campaign to be a quality starter this year always seemed more like a hope than a plan. The latest injury to befall the former batting champion might finally force GM Brian Cashman to face reality.

LeMahieu recorded an abysmal .204 average and -1.6 bWAR before foot injuries ended his 2024 season prematurely. Now, his 2025 campaign will almost certainly begin later than intended—and some fans hope it’s already over.

Health has been hard to come by for LeMahieu over the last several years. Among other issues, he dealt with two significant foot injuries between 2022 and 2024. Last spring, he broke his foot on a foul ball in spring training. He returned to the lineup midseason, only to endure the worst campaign of his career.

The injury he suffered Saturday in his second at-bat of the spring came when he felt a twinge in his calf on his way to first base.