SAN FRANCISCO — DJ LeMahieu is on the verge of winning the National League batting title, and he might get an extra boost from Rockies manager Walt Weiss.
When Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau won the title in 2014, he sat out the penultimate game of the season and had just one pinch-hit at-bat in the final game. He finished with a .319 batting average, beating out Pittsburgh’s Josh Harrison, who hit .315.
Asked what his game plan will be for LeMahieu, Weiss answered: “We’ll play it by ear. I’ve taken a lot of heat for something like this, with Morneau, and I’ll fall on the sword, for sure, for DJ.