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Yankees Avoid Aaron Judge Injury Scare

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Pinstripes
By Pat Ragazzo | Last updated 4/26/23

You can all exhale now.

The Yankees have seemingly avoided an Aaron Judge injury scare on Wednesday afternoon.

In a game against the Minnesota Twins, Judge appeared to hurt his right hand/wrist while awkwardly sliding into third base on a stolen base attempt.

Judge, who was serving as the DH, went right into the tunnel in the Yankees' dugout to get checked out after being called out on the stolen base attempt. Fortunately, he was able to take his next at-bat and stay in the game.

"There was some talk (about coming out of the game) but we ended those pretty quick. You can either play or you can't play, so I was able to play," Judge said after the game (per MLB.com).

Judge, who is celebrating his 31st birthday today, went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and three RBIs. He went 1-for-2 with a single and a walk after injuring his hand/wrist.

"We got on base the next couple at-bats, so we're all good," Judge said. "... We're feeling good."

The Yankees' struggling offense cannot afford to lose their star player for any period of time. After scoring 12 runs on Wednesday, the team ranks No. 22 with four runs per game.

Judge has gotten off to a bit of a slow start this season, entering play on Wednesday slashing .244/.337/.488 with six home runs. He is coming off a season, where he set the American League home run record with 62 and won the AL MVP Award.

Judge re-signed with the Yankees in the offseason on a nine-year, $360 million deal. The Yankees then named him the 16th captain in franchise history.

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