The New York Yankees placed outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list over the weekend with a flexor strain in his right elbow. Though Judge will have to miss some time, he did avoid a more serious injury or any damage to his ulnar collateral ligament, and his elbow will not require surgery.
“I think we in the big picture dodged something pretty good,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told Talkin’ Yanks on Tuesday. “Hopefully this little bit of downtime does the trick and also serves as a little bit of a physical reset for him in a long season where you’re playing every day.”
Boone added that he thinks Judge will begin hitting off the tee on Tuesday or Wednesday, and will resume throwing 10-15 days after the injury. Boone remains unsure of how long it will take Judge to be ready to go in the outfield after he starts throwing again.
Aaron Boone expects Aaron Judge to start hitting off a tee today or tomorrow pic.twitter.com/ys9kH5qoQL
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 29, 2025
Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Boone said the “hope” is that Judge will play as the designated hitter when he’s eligible to return from the IL on Aug. 5.
The Yankees have talked to designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton about playing outfield with Judge out and for depth down the stretch. Though Stanton is “eager” about the opportunity and will do some drills in the outfield this week, Boone is unsure if he will actually use Stanton in that role.
Giancarlo is eager to play the outfield, but Boone doesn’t know yet if he’ll use him out there pic.twitter.com/YjnD4sOBXo
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 29, 2025
