Aaron Judge injury: Yankees reveal ‘the plan' for when MVP front-runner will return
'That's the plan,' Aaron Boone told reporters.
The MVP front-runner has been sidelined with a right elbow flexor strain since Jul 25. and is likely to return at designated hitter on Tuesday night.
Judge's reemergence won't come a moment too soon for New York, as Boone's team is riding a four-game losing streak and have dropped 9 of their last 14, falling to third in the AL East.
'It's Aaron Judge, we know what he means to our lineup, to the guys in the room,' Boone said. 'So to get him back, we're certainly excited about that. And then hopefully, shortly thereafter, he's back out in the field, too.'
Judge will serve as a designated hitter for the time being until the training staff deems him ready to return to right field. Prior to his injury, the outfielder had been delivering a mammoth 2025 season. Judge has hit 37 home runs with 85 RBIs, and leads the league in batting average (.342), slugging percentage (.711) and OPS (1.160).
At ESPN Bet, Judge is currently favored to win the AL MVP Award (-220), with only Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in striking distance (+165).
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