Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu insists he’s not ‘beat up’ despite ‘brutal’ stretch since injury return

Coming off his second two-hit game in the past week, DJ LeMahieu still had a one-word description of how this season has gone for him so far: “Brutal.”

Most fans would agree with that evaluation of LeMahieu, who turns 36 next week and has dealt with toe and foot injuries each of the past three seasons.

And he looked bad on the basepaths in a pair of recent games, leading Aaron Boone to suggest that he may have been “a little beat up.”

Prior to the Yankees’ 3-0 loss to the Red Sox in the series finale in The Bronx on Sunday, LeMahieu said that wasn’t the case.

“I’m good,’’ LeMahieu said.

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He then went out and hit a double, just his third extra-base hit of the season, a booming shot to right-center with two outs in the sixth, but he was stranded there.

While he may feel OK after missing the first two months of the season with a fracture in his right foot, LeMahieu has been one of the many issues in the lineup outside of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto.

Of all position players with at least 110 plate appearances heading into Sunday, only Martin Maldonado of the White Sox and Jose Abreu — released by Houston last month — had a worse slugging percentage than LeMahieu’s .210.

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LeMahieu’s power has mostly been absent this year.

For an offense desperate for length beyond their two All-Star sluggers and some contributions from Anthony Volpe early in the season and Ben Rice of late , LeMahieu’s continued slump has hurt.

“It’s been frustrating,” LeMahieu said after the loss. “There’s nothing to do but dig in and keep competing.”

He was in the lineup against right-hander Kutter Crawford on Sunday, batting ninth for a third straight game.

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“You just keep going,’’ LeMahieu said. “I felt good [Saturday], but the results haven’t been there and that’s hard, especially when the team is going through what it is. You’ve got to keep working.”

LeMahieu played in just seven minor league rehab games before he returned from his foot injury in late May.

Asked if he may have needed more time before returning to the majors, LeMahieu noted he didn’t have much preparation time for the 2020 season when his summer camp was cut short by a bout with COVID.

“I don’t think that’s why I haven’t been able to do more,’’ LeMahieu said. “I feel close, but the numbers don’t show that.”

He’s hoping to turn his season around soon.

“I feel good in the box, I feel competitive and ready to go,” LeMahieu said. “And I’m ready to help the team.”

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