Aaron Judge is not in the New York Yankees’ Saturday lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies due to an “elbow issue,” manager Aaron Boone said.
According to Boone, Judge had an issue throwing the ball from the outfield during Friday’s series opener. He was taken for imaging, and the team is currently awaiting the results.
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Judge was seen wincing and gripping his right hand after a throw during Tuesday night’s win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The follow day he did not play right field but served as designated hitter. Boone said the slugger was “OK.”
“It’s not much,” Boone said. “It’s just probably a throw that didn’t feel great. He’s not DH’ing because of that. I think he’s all right.”
This is the first game Judge has missed this season for the Yankees, who are 56-47 and sit 5 1/2 half games behind the Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. They are set to face left-hander Ranger Suárez and the Phillies on Saturday. The Yankees have dropped three of their last four games, including a 12-5 defeat Friday in the series opener.
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Judge is putting up another MVP-caliber season for the Yankees. Through 103 games, he leads the majors in hits (129), OPS (1.160) and batting average (.342) and is second in home runs (37) and RBI (85).
While Judge will sit for Saturday’s game, the Yankees will welcome third baseman Ryan McMahon to the lineup after he was acquired in a Friday trade with the Colorado Rockies. McMahon will bat ninth as the team hopes it’s found a solution to a struggling left side of its infield.
The Yankees finish their series with the Phillies on Sunday afternoon before welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays for a four-game set beginning Monday.
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