DJ LeMahieu nearing Yankees rehab assignment after encouraging injury progress

CLEVELAND — DJ LeMahieu is almost ready to graduate to rehab games. The Yankees’ veteran third baseman, who has been sidelined since the middle of March with a non-displaced fracture in his right foot, has made enough progress over the past week that he appears to be nearing a rehab assignment. “DJ’s doing really well,” manager Aaron Boone said Saturday before a doubleheader at Progressive Field. “He’s getting close. It’s been encouraging. Even just the other day [Wednesday] at the stadium on that last game against Miami, watching him take...