Aaron Judge has been placed on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain, but scans revealed no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament. He will avoid throwing for 10 days to two weeks and will serve as the designated hitter upon his return. Manager Aaron Boone expressed relief over the diagnosis after concerns regarding Judge's injury last week. Judge, leading the majors with a .342 batting average and 1.160 OPS, has 37 home runs and 85 RBIs, playing a crucial role for the Yankees.
"All in all, we got good news today," Boone said after Saturday's 9-4 loss to Philadelphia. "I think all of us kind of feared the worst."
Judge leads the major leagues with a .342 batting average and 1.160 OPS. He has 37 home runs and 85 RBI for a New York team that opened a seven-game AL East lead by late May but started Saturday a season-high 5 1/2 games back of first-place Toronto.
Collection
[
|
...
]