Before this year, when DJ LeMahieu has struggled this badly at the plate, there has usually been an injury-related reason for it. But the Yankees 36-year-old third baseman insisted Sunday he is fully healthy, despite batting just .177 with a .471 OPS through 39 games. I feel good, LeMahieu said Sunday morning in The Bronx. Feel good. Feel good enough to do my job. The Yankees sat DJ LeMahieu for Sundays game against the Rays. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Aaron Boone gave LeMahieu a breather on Sunday against the Rays, though he only said well see when asked whether it was a one-off or part of a few-day break for the scuffling veteran. LeMahieu, who was hampered by a foot/toe injury for parts of the last two years, mi sed Erasmo Ramirez Jersey the first two months of this season after fouling a ball off his foot in March and suffering a non-displaced fracture. Explore More Since returning, he has been a shell of his former self, sapped of the productivity he once offered at the plate as a two-time batting champion. Just trying to work through it, LeMahieu said. It just hasnt been very consistent. I feel like Im on to something and then kind of go backwards a little bit and then get on to something. The consistency hasnt been there. Asked about his level of confidence that he could break out of this, LeMahieu softly chuckled. DJ LeMahieu says hes healthy but has been mired in an awful slump. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post I mean, it hasnt given me much hope over the last month or so, he said. But as long as Ive played this game, whatever challenges presented themselves, Ive always come out of it, one way or another. Just keep showing up, keep working. Thats gotten me a lot of succe s in my career. LeMahieu said this has been one of the most frustrating stretches of his career, sinking to a new low of late, going 0-for-17 over his last six games. Oswaldo Cabrera started at third base on Sunday, going 2-for-4 , and the Yankees are expected to be in the market for a corner infielder ahead of the July 30 trade deadline. But LeMahieu, who still has two years and $30 million left on his contract after this season, indicated he was just focused on himself. It sucks. Its not fun, he said. But I will say, our teams a special team, so showing up with a special team and a special group keeps me going, for sure. Brandon Lowe Jersey