ARLINGTON — In the continuing saga surrounding when Aaron Judge will be capable to return from his proper hip harm, the Yankees bought comparatively constructive information Saturday.
The workforce disclosed that outcomes from Judge’s MRI on Friday confirmed a light hip pressure. The timetable for his return to the lineup ranges from about two to 9 days, supervisor Aaron Boone stated earlier than Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field.
“We’re going to wait to see today and tomorrow, and see how we’re doing, to see if this is something that we want to take a 10-day [injured list stint] or if he is ready to play by Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; we’ll keep that in play,” Boone stated. “He’s shown a lot of improvements here over the last two days. … In the grand scheme of things, the big picture, I do feel like we got good news on it. But that said, we want to make sure we’re doing right by him and by us.”
If the Yankees place Judge on the 10-day IL on Sunday, his keep can be retroactive to the primary sport he missed on Friday, and he can be eligible to return for the Oakland collection in New York starting May 8. Going to the IL would pressure Judge to overlook the three-game collection at Tampa Bay that begins subsequent Friday. The American League East-leading Rays are 14-2 at Tropicana Field, they usually went into Saturday with a seven-game lead over New York.
Despite the significance of that collection, the Yankees received’t rush Judge again. He’s already desperate to resume baseball actions, Boone stated.
“The big thing will be, obviously, we don’t want to get into a situation where we hurt something further and put ourselves in jeopardy any further,” Boone stated. “In the treatments he’s been getting, he hasn’t done any baseball stuff or anything, although today he’s itching — he wants to hit and do everything, so we’ve kind of held him back from that.”
Judge’s harm got here on an aggressive headfirst slide in Wednesday’s sport in opposition to the Twins. He dove towards third base on a failed stolen-base try and landed laborious on his proper facet and wrist. The Yankees star performs with abandon, and he’s not averse to throwing his 6-foot-7, 282-pound physique round to make a play, so the membership must be cautious to not convey him again too rapidly, Boone stated.
“The way he plays — the biggest thing is, is it going to be something where we think we’re putting him at further risk?” Boone stated. “We’ll just have to make a call. It’s as simple as, is he ready to go? If we feel like there’s some risk there, we’ll push it back.”
The Yankees have broached the topic with Judge about being a bit extra cautious on the basepaths, Boone stated.
“He and I talk a lot about that, sometimes trying to keep it feet-first — whether he’s going to be safe or out, being direct into the base,” Boone stated. “That said, you’re playing in the heat of the moment, and as competitive as he is, sometimes that happens. Obviously, the other day he got himself into a little bit of a tough spot. [Over the past few seasons] he’s done a better job of, while still playing hard and playing the game all out, I do feel like he’s gotten better at avoiding some of those situations he got into the other day with the slide.”
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