A Most Valuable Player candidate over the first quarter of the pandemic-shortened campaign, Judge has nine homers and is hitting .290 with 20 RBI and a 1.101 OPS. Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

Yankees place Aaron Judge on injured list with calf strain

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 8/14/20

Two days after New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that slugger Aaron Judge was dealing with "lower body tightness," Boone confirmed that the Bombers placed the 28-year-old star on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain:

Prior to tonight's game, the Yankees placed OF Aaron Judge on the 10-day IL with a right calf strain (retroactive to 8/12) and recalled INF Thairo Estrada (#71) from the Alternate Site.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 14, 2020

"After some tests yesterday, he had a very mild strain of his calf"

- Aaron Boone says Aaron Judge is heading to the IL pic.twitter.com/bP1BJxUnAi
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 14, 2020

Judge hit his ninth home run in 17 games against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday but he missed Wednesday's outing due to what Boone hoped, at the time, would be a minor setback.

Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the Yankees believe Judge won't be sidelined too long:

Aaron Boone said that Aaron Judge's MRI showed a "very mild" calf strain. Boone said that he was told it is "Grade 1 (the lowest) or even less than that."
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 14, 2020

#Yankees are recalling Thairo Estrada from the alternate site to replace Aaron Judge on the roster.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 14, 2020

A Most Valuable Player candidate over the first quarter of the pandemic-shortened campaign, Judge has nine homers and is hitting .290 with 20 RBI and a 1.101 OPS.

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