LeMahieu opened the season on the injured list with a strained left calf. He had just two at-bats this spring before getting hurt, and the Yankees have thus far gotten solid production from their third basemen, so the team will definitely want him to spend several days in the minors before he’s activated.

LeMahieu resumed hitting earlier this month, but isn’t going to be ready for Opening Day. The 36-year-old veteran will be an option for New York’s infield mix at some point before the end of April once he completes a minor league rehab assignment.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that LeMahieu is “moving the needle” in his recovery. Not sure exactly what that means, but sounds good. LeMahieu is very likely going to be on the injured list to open 2025, but he has a chance to return in the middle of April.

The veteran got his MRI results on Tuesday, and they revealed a mild strain in his calf. Given his long injury history, we should assume that he will recover at the end of his timeframe, which means a couple of weeks with no activity and then time to rebuild his strength. He will almost certainly begin the season on the IL, which means that Oswaldo Cabrera is the favorite to start at 3B for the Yankees and could take control of the job if he plays well early on.