Why Yankees' DJ LeMahieu doesn't want to hear your 'MVP!' chants - NJ.com

NEW YORK — Several times in the Yankees’ Saturday afternoon win over the Red Sox, DJ LeMahieu had to block out the crowd.

He heard the fans chanting, “MVP! MVP! MVP!”

He likes it, he said, but it can get a bit distracting.

“I try to block it out and focus and just try to put together a good at-bat,” he told reporters in the clubhouse after the 9-2 win in Game 1.

“Obviously, it’s cool and it’s a good feeling that the fans appreciate you. But for me, it’s just going up there, not changing anything and having competitive at-bats.”

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LeMahieu was also asked about his 17 home runs — two more than his career high in just 96 games.

“I like hitting homers,” LeMahieu said. “It’s fun. And that right field — I think I like that right-field wall, for sure.”

After the doubleheader sweep, LeMahieu was hitting .336 with 75 RBI in 98 games. He’ll likely see most of his time at first base for a while with Edwin Encarnacion and Luke Voit each on the injured list.

Below, read postgame notes from the Yankees following their Game 2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday:

• The Yankees have won four consecutive games after going 3-6 in their previous 9G...are 3-0 in this four-game set vs. Boston, clinching the series win...are 4-1 on their six-game home stand...are 22-11 in their last 33G (since 6/24).

• Have swept two consecutive doubleheaders and four of their five this season (4-0-1)...are 5-0-4 in nine doubleheaders since the start of 2018...have swept each of their last four doubleheaders vs. AL East opponents...was their first doubleheader sweep over Boston since 8/18/06 at Fenway Park.

• Have won seven consecutive home series over the Red Sox (since 8/31/17)...are 7-1 at home vs. Boston this season, their most home wins over the Red Sox since going 7-2 in 2009...are 24-11 at home vs. Boston in the last four seasons (since 2016); are 11-22 at Fenway Park in that span, giving home teams a 46-22 record in this series in that span.

• Have won nine consecutive home series vs. AL East opponents, going 22-4 since 4/16...improved to 37-14 (.725) vs. the AL East in 2019, including 26-10 since 5/19.

• Lead the Majors with 36 comeback wins...are 36-39 (.480) when trailing at any point in a game...are 24-21 (.533) when opponents score first, the only Major League club with a winning record in such games.

• Are a season-high 32G over .500...the 110G are tied for their second-fewest needed to reach the plateau over the last 58 seasons (since 1962): 45-13 in 1998, also 71-39 in 2004.

• Are 42-18 (.700) at home, leading the Majors in home wins (next-most: Los Angeles-NL, 41-15, in progress vs. SD)...have posted their 28th consecutive winning home record (since 1992)...are 20-5 at home since 6/17.

• Are 9-0 when using an opener this season (all Chad Green).

Brendan Kuty may be reached at bkuty@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendanKutyNJ. Find NJ.com Yankees on Facebook.

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