For die-hard New York Yankees fans, you already know the answer, but nevertheless it’s worth delving into. Rather than give stats, here is a simple answer, the Yankees would never have even gotten to the postseason in 2019 or 2020 without LeMahieu’s hitting and defense of the second base. In his 2019 campaign, after the Yankees signed him to a two year $24 million contract, he won a Silver Slugger Award and came in fourth in the MVP balloting.
In his second year with the Yankees, he topped his first year, winning the MBL batting title by hitting .