After Yankees cut him, DJ LeMahieu is back on the baseball field

TL;DR

DJ LeMahieu, previously cut by the Yankees, is back in baseball as the manager of the Royal Oak Leprechauns. He has a history of supporting the team and the local players in Metro Detroit.

Key points

DJ LeMahieu was cut by the New York Yankees after injuries.
He is now the manager of the Royal Oak Leprechauns.
LeMahieu has supported the team financially for years.
He is a two-time batting champion.

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After Yankees cut him, DJ LeMahieu is back on the baseball field

For almost a year, DJ LeMahieu disappeared. The two-time batting champion was unceremoniously cut by the New York Yankees after injuries took their toll. Last month, LeMahieu posted a note on social media thanking the Yankees for his time there, but no clue what his future plans were.

Now, it seems LeMahieu has found his next chapter right in his own backyard.

LeMahieu was named manager of the Royal Oak Leprechauns, the team announced Wednesday. He has financially supported the Michigan-based collegiate wood-bat team for years, helping players in his native Metro Detroit region.

A three-time MLB All-Star (2015, 2017, 2019) LeMahieu was one of the most versatile infielders of his generation. He won four Gold Gloves, two Silver Sluggers and batting titles in each league, making him one of two players in MLB history to accomplish that feat.

LeMahieu, 37, is a Bloomfield Township, Michigan, native who starred at Brother Rice High School, where he was an All-American before going to LSU and winning the 2009 College World Series. He was originally drafted by his hometown Detroit Tigers out of high school in 2007 but chose college instead. He was drafted in the second round in 2009 by the Chicago Cubs.