BOSTON — Before a second consecutive explosive game from his offense, Aaron Boone looked over his position players and saw plenty of reason for optimism.

Of course there is Aaron Judge and Juan Soto.

He praised the recent at-bat quality of Gleyber Torres and Alex Verdugo.

He has liked what he has seen of late from Austin Wells, Trent Grisham and Ben Rice.

Missing from the Yankees manager’s list was DJ LeMahieu.

LeMahieu has been missing from recent lineups, too, and his time on the field (and perhaps with the Yankees) could be further curtailed with the Saturday addition of Miami’s Jazz Chisholm Jr., who has not been a third baseman but whose athleticism could allow him to step into the role, if that’s what the Yankees decide.

“We’ll work through that and talk to everyone involved,” Boone said of how he might use Chisholm, who has played a lot of middle infield and center field.

LeMahieu, an aging corner infielder, was out of the starting lineup for a second straight night as the Yankees survived a battle with the Red Sox, 11-8, in 10 innings at Fenway Park.

Oswaldo Cabrera, who has swung better, started at third and again came through with a homer.

Rice played first and managed a ninth-inning double that led to the tying run scoring.

LeMahieu, who entered for defensive purposes at first base in the bottom of the ninth, is physically fine, Boone said. His bat has been another story.

The two-time batting champion’s batting average had fallen all the way to .177.

Among hitters with at least 150 plate appearances, LeMahieu’s average entered play as the seventh worst and his OPS (.492) the fifth worst.

LeMahieu got one at-bat in the 10th and popped up.

A night earlier, after sitting for six innings, LeMahieu subbed in as a defensive replacement and wound up with a ninth-inning at-bat, striking out against Kenley Jansen.

If there were any hope remaining of a revival from the 36-year-old, it is dwindling.

He has dealt with foot/toe injuries over the past three years, including a non-displaced fracture that kept him off a major league field this season until late May.

He has returned before his bat.

His home run Monday was his only one in 44 games, his power sapped and his bat unable to make much solid contact.

A sad situation could lead to another Yankees decision on an aging player who is due significant money.

Last year, when it became clear that Aaron Hicks’ play was not turning around, the Yankees designated the then-33-year-old for assignment with nearly three years and $30 million left on his contract.

LeMahieu is making $15 million this season and due another $15 million each of the next two years.

Would the Yankees sooner cut ties with LeMahieu, make him a well-paid backup or hope the results change at some point?

There are so many questions facing the Yankees ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.

Among them is what to do with LeMahieu, who will have trouble proving he can still perform if he stops seeing the field.