Aaron Judge out indefinitely with oblique injury
Add Aaron Judge to the growing list of New York Yankees stars battling an injury.
The slugging outfielder was forced to leave Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals after suffering an oblique injury. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Sunday that Judge suffered a “pretty significant strain.”
Boone calls it a “pretty significant strain” of Judge’s oblique. Does not give timeline. But it will be a long time #Yankees
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) April 21, 2019
Judge suffered the injury on his sixth-inning single. He was clearly in pain as he ran down the first-base line.
Aaron Judge exited the game after this swing in the 6th inning. pic.twitter.com/01kyLb8MdA
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) April 20, 2019
He was immediately tended to by the Yankees athletic trainer and almost as quickly was removed from the game.
New York officially added Judge to the 10-day injury list ahead of Sunday’s finale against the Royals.
Aaron Judge is likely headed to the injured list as the Yankees' 2019 injury woes continue. #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/VHVjGQ7aQ2
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) April 20, 2019
Earlier in the game, Judge slugged his fifth home run of the season.
The list of injured Yankees is extensive. The team is already without ace Luis Severino, reliever Dellin Betances and a whole lineup worth of key hitters. That includes Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sánchez, Miguel Andújar, Didi Gregorius, Greg Bird, Aaron Hicks and Troy Tulowitzki.
ah good, now Jacoby Ellsbury can't even make the Yankees' All-Injured Team pic.twitter.com/wDzEhiX3t3
— Andrew Mearns (@MearnsPSA) April 20, 2019
The good news is the Yankees are on track to get Sanchez back this week, but needless to say, they’ll will miss Judge for as long as he’s sidelined.
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