Aaron Judge injury update: Yankees star, AL MVP frontrunner diagnosed with flexor strain, will go on IL

Judge to DH upon return; 1B not among options

The Yankees are not considering having Aaron Judge play first base when he returns from the IL, a source told ESPN. He will be slotted at DH until he can play in the outfield.

Aaron Judge officially on IL as Yankees activate Amed Rosario after trade

Aaron Judge's injury officially landed him on the 10-day IL on Sunday as the Yankees activated infielder Amed Rosario, whom they acquired in a trade late Saturday.

Yankees captain Aaron Judge placed on injured list with flexor strain

Yankees captain Aaron Judge has a flexor strain in his elbow but no acute damage to his UCL that might cause a long-term layoff as he hits the IL.

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Yankees star Aaron Judge diagnosed with flexor strain, UCL intact

Even though Aaron Judge is going on the injured list, the Yankees breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday. Aaron Boone said the slugger is heading to the IL with a right flexor strain after missing Saturday’s game against the Phillies. Boone found out before the 9-4 loss, as Judge underwent an MRI, received a PRP injection and some medicine, and visited with the Yankees’ team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad. Boone called Judge’s absence “a big dea…

Aaron Judge injury update: Yankees star, AL MVP frontrunner diagnosed with flexor strain, will go on IL

Manager Aaron Boone said they hope Judge will just miss the minimum 10 days