DJ LeMahieu could be finding Yankees groove at right time to give lineup what its been missing

Perhaps it was nothing more than a one-night spin in the time machine. After all, it had been nearly four years since DJ LeMahieu enjoyed a four-hit game before Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.But this one came on the heels of an 0-for-15 skid and on the verge of Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s return from the injured list, which will leave just one infield spot up for grabs for LeMahieu and others to prove they are deserving of the at-bats.

And it included two balls hit off the bat at over 100 mph, both to the opposite field in classic LeMahieu fashion. So at the very least it was something. The Yankees don’t need the 36-year-old LeMahieu to be his former batting champion self, but some version of that would be a welcome presence to more consistently lengthen an already deep lineup. “We’ve had pretty good length, but to get some production there at the bottom would be enormous,” manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees flew home. In 15 games since returning from the injured list for a calf strain that cost him the first six weeks of the season, LeMahieu has hit .239 (11-for-46) with a .640 OPS while playing a quality second base.His average exit velocity is 91.8 mph, which he has not hit over the course of a full season since 2019. While the rest of his teammates have had a much larger sample size of at-bats to get into a groove, LeMahieu is still working to find his. “I feel good,” LeMahieu said.

“I feel like I had enough time to prepare to get going.But that doesn’t mean the adjustments stop and it’s there.

So keep going.The game and the pitchers tell you what you need to work on.

Just trying to keep getting better.” LeMahieu’s return came while Chisholm was on the IL, allowing the veteran to slide into his most comfortable position at second base.Chisholm is now expected to move to third base, ...