New York, NY — The Yankees’ Thanksgiving break just got a whole lot more uncomfortable.
Sources inside the clubhouse have confirmed that veteran infielder DJ LeMahieu accidentally sent a message mocking team captain Aaron Judge — to the entire team group chat, including Judge himself.
The message, originally intended for a private conversation with another player, read:
“Judge looks like he’s cosplaying Tom Turkey with that stupid hat lol”
But instead of sending it privately, LeMahieu mistakenly dropped the message into the main Yankees team chat, where over 30 players and staff — including Judge — saw the roast in real time.
“There was dead silence in the chat for like ten minutes,” one insider told reporters. “Nobody knew if they should laugh or leave the group.”
While some teammates reportedly reacted with nervous emojis, Judge did not respond at all. Hours later, he quietly removed LeMahieu from the team’s fantasy football league — an act some are interpreting as a subtle clapback.
LeMahieu has since issued a lighthearted apology in the group, saying:
“My bad cap 😂 was just kidding — you know that hat was wild though.”
But behind the scenes, things may be more tense than they appear. One source said the incident has “rattled” LeMahieu more than he’s letting on, and “the vibe in the locker room might take a hit going into December.”
As of now, Yankees management has not commented, but several fan forums are ablaze with debate:
Was it just harmless banter — or a deeper sign of locker room fractures?
One viral post on X summed it up perfectly:
“DJ just found out the hard way that Thanksgiving turkeys… can bite back.”
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