Jul 26, 2018
Judge out at least 3 weeks with fractured wrist
The New York Yankees will be without their slugging right-fielder Aaron Judge for the foreseeable future. Judge will be out for approximately three weeks after sustaining a chip fracture in his right wrist. The Yankee star left the game tonight against the Kansas City Royals after being hit by a pitch in the first inning by pitcher Jakob Junis.
The Canadian Press
NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge sustained a fractured right wrist when he was hit by a fastball and is expected to miss at least three weeks, overshadowing New York's 7-2 victory Thursday night against the Kansas City Royals.
The Yankees said Judge had a chip fracture and that no surgery has been recommended.
The team estimated it would be about three weeks before Judge could swing the bat in a game.
Normally an All-Star outfielder, Judge was the designated hitter. He winced when he was stung by a pitch from Jakob Junis in the first inning, got an infield hit the next time up and then was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the fourth.
Judge is hitting .285 with 26 home runs and 61 RBIs.
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