Tuesday evening, DJ LeMahieu was preparing to fly from his home in snowy Michigan to sunny Arizona, where he’ll begin his tuneup for spring training.
Baseball was on his mind. Yankees baseball.
“I’m excited. I can’t wait to get on the field again,” said LeMahieu, who on Monday officially signed a two-year, $24-million deal to play for baseball’s most storied franchise.
After seven seasons in Rockies purple, the two-time all-star is facing a career-altering — indeed, a life altering — change. His spring training home will be George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.