Aaron Judge’s health is already a concern.
The right-back was kept out of the starting line-up against the Orioles on Wednesday with what Aaron Boone’s common hurt in his [left] edge ”
The manager said it was not an oblique injury, and because the Yankees had a day off Thursday, “I do not want to take any chances.”
The Yankees begin a series on Tampa Bay on Friday and Judge suffered leg injuries for playing on the lawn at Tropicana Field.
Judge did not dive into the right field in a win over the Orioles for a ball in the right field and apparently did not run aggressively on base, although he looked good after a second consecutive night and the ball was consistent hit hard.
Boone said he did not expect the judge to take any tests, although the 28-year-old is expected to go into treatment before Wednesday’s game and stretch, with the possibility of being used “in a big place” . “
Judge offered the last three matches of spring training, two by design and a third due to allergies. He has started all five of the Yankees’ previous games, including one at DH, but he has struggled with oblique and rib injuries throughout his career.