Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. SEATTLE DJ LeMahieus latest, and perhaps last, chance to resurrect his Yankees career is about to arrive. The veteran Yankees infielder is expected to be activated off the injured list Tuesday and make his first start at second base Wednesday against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park after mi sing the first month and a half of the season with a calf strain he suffered in his second at-bat of spring training. There is certainly a role for LeMahieu to grab, even more so after in . LeMahieu was expected to get the bulk of his work at second base, withJazz Chisholm Jr. currently on the injured list for at least a few more weeks, but now the Yankees face the potential of being without Cabrera at third base for much longer. They now will get to find out just how much the 36-year-old LeMahieu has in the tank after various lower-body injuries have sapped his production over the past few seasons. Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is seen during batting practice before a March 29 game. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST He is not expected to be an everyday player at this stage of his career, but Aaron Boone hopes he can at least be a piece of the puzzle. The biggest thing is health, Boone said Monday before opening the series against the Mariners. Logan Allen Jersey DJ LeMahieu, [he could] fall out of bed and hit. The biggest thing thats tripped him up over the years is just the nagging different injuries that have popped up that have slowed him. Explore More Obviously, hes older now, but I always feel like guys that can really hit like him, if youre healthy, you can usually really hit late in your career. Hopefully, he can come and be a real contributor for us. What that role is does it turn into something more everyday, does it turn into part-time, does it turn into platoon I dont know. But as long as hes healthy, I wont be surprised with anything he brings to the table. The two-time batting champion, who was expected to land in Seattle on Monday night, is in the penultimate year of a six-year, $90 million contract. Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu #26, fielding grounders during practice. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The Yankees have exercised patience with him, not yet willing to eat the rest of the money on his deal to free up a roster spot, but the clock will be ticking. LeMahieu used the for his rehab a signment to get a proper buildup capped off by playing back-to-back nine-inning games at Triple-A over the weekend after a mostly lost spring training. CHECK OUT THE AND There was one hiccup along the way when LeMahieu got a preemptive cortisone shot in the right hip that was beginning to act up, but it only cost him a few days. Acro s nine rehab games between Double-A and Triple-A, LeMahieu hit 12-for-27 (.444) with a 1.093 OPS while spending most of his time at second base (and one game at third). Yankees DJ LeMahieu #26, hitting live batting practice. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Boone said between the rehab a signment and live batting practice se sions in Tampa, LeMahieu has logged over 50 at-bats to give him the equivalent of spring training. I feel like hes just wanted to really make sure he gets this right, Boone said. I think thats what started with the injection in the hip knowing he feels like hes got to nail this. I think hes been really diligent and focused on that, even all the way to the rainouts and getting to play in a back-to-back. I think he understands how important this last month has been in making sure he gets it right. The Yankees will have to open a roster spot for LeMahieu, which could be accomplished by designating Pablo Reyes for a signment or optioning Jorbit Vivas to Triple-A. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! LeMahieu arrived at camp this spring determined to . After battling a broken toe that led to ligament damage in another toe late in 2022, a non-displaced foot fracture in 2024 and right hip impingement last September, he took two months off from hitting over the offseason in an attempt to give his body a chance to recover. When LeMahieu has been active in recent years, the injuries mostly have made him a shell of his former self at the plate, aside from a solid second half in 2023. Even still, from Aug. 9, 2022 (about the time he began dealing with the toe i sue) through the end of last season, he hit just .222 with a .627 OPS in 228 games. That OPS was the third lowest of 226 big leaguers who got at least 800 plate appearances during that span. I feel like hes ready to go, Boone said, and hopefully ready to contribute. Mark Grace Jersey