Yankees MVP Candidate DJ LeMahieu Undergoes MRI After Battling Groin Tightness

If the first two games of their series against the Boston Red Sox weren't deflating enough, things got worse on Saturday when it became known that New York Yankees All-Star infielder DJ LeMahieu is dealing with groin tightness that required an early MRI.

LeMahieu dealing with groin tightness per Boone. Felt something during last night’s game but was able to push through. MRI pending.
— Pete Caldera (@pcaldera) July 27, 2019

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday's game that LeMahieu left Friday's game because of groin tightness, which is why he's not suiting up for the third game of the series.

LeMahieu sitting out with groin tightness https://t.co/f5VsARlgLU
— Rotoworld Baseball (@Rotoworld_BB) July 27, 2019

It's never a good sign for a player to have an MRI, but he hasn't been placed on the injured list, and the hope is that he'll be back in the lineup in a couple days. Of course, that all depends on what they see from the MRI.

Boone seems confident, but as all Yankee fans know, that's quite meaningless in 2019.

DJ LeMahieu is out of the lineup with “a little tightness in his groin,” Aaron Boone said. LeMahieu had an MRI today.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) July 27, 2019

In 95 games this season, LeMahieu has been New York's constant in the batting order and is slashing .332/.382/.517 with 15 home runs and 71 RBI.

LeMahieu joins several key players out of the lineup, including Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez and Brett Gardner, who are currently on the injured list.