New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was hit by a pitch on his hand in the third inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday and left the game.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was hit by a pitch on his left hand in the third inning of Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. After initially remaining in the game, Judge was replaced by a pinch hitter in the fourth inning.
Judge has only missed one game all season for the Yankees. Any extended injury absence to the 32-year-old outfielder would put a massive dent in the lineup of the American League’s best team.
The Yankees (50-24) entered their critical series against the second-place Orioles (47-24) with a 1.5-game lead in the American League East standings. Judge leads the team in home runs (26), RBIs (64), and slugging (.686). He began the day sporting a .299 batting average and .
