DJ LeMahieu has another injury worry as Yankees rehab gets paused

BALTIMORE — DJ LeMahieu’s rehab assignment is on pause after getting a cortisone shot on a body part different than the one that already had him sidelined.

The veteran infielder received an injection in his hip on Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone said, “kind of preemptively” to get ahead of something LeMahieu felt might be coming on and has dealt with in the past.

Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is seen during batting practice. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST

Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu as he waits to hit in batting practice. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

LeMahieu had gone 6-for-10 in four games with Double-A Somerset last week and was set to have his assignment transferred to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday to increase his workload.

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Now, the Yankees are hoping he could get back in games by Thursday or Friday, Boone said, though that is no guarantee for a 36-year-old whose career has been derailed in recent years by various lower-body injuries.

“My sense is it was pretty minor,” Boone said. “DJ’s always been so tough and his way is just to kind of power through things and grind through things. I think it’s him saying this is something that’s worked for him in the past when he’s had some issues.

“I think he just wants to make sure he gives himself the best runway to be successful.”