Yankees Fans’ Hypocrisy Surfaces After DJ LeMahieu’s Explosive Bronx Return at Mets’ Expense

“He’s en route now.” That’s how New York Yankees’ Aaron Boone described DJ LeMahieu’s return when asked. But it turns out that DJ wasn’t just on his way back—he was on a mission. A mission to silence all the doubters, and maybe, just maybe, troll the trollers.

After months of being dragged by the Bronx fans, who questioned everything from DJ’s contract to his health to whether he had anything left to offer, he answered them all with just one swing. His solo shot in the third inning against the New York Mets didn’t just open the score; it shattered a nearly 10-month home run drought.

It really flipped the script for the Yankees in an instant. And suddenly, the same fans who spent the winter trying to write him off were on their feet, showering him with immense praise.

And it was easy to see how much pressure DJ LeMahieu must have felt and how relieved he was to hit that home run. The usual composure left him, and he let out a rare fist pump rounding the bases—a small but powerful sign of the grind he had been through. Since his signing of a $90 million six-year deal, it’s been a rather frustrating stretch for him. It’s been full of injuries.

From a broken foot to hip trouble to even a calf strain in spring training that cut short another of his comeback attempts—his life has been far from easy lately. But the 36-year-old has stayed the course and made adequate efforts, and hence, now even fans are siding with him. Even though you can’t deny the contrast from just a month back to now is astounding.