Superstar outfielder Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees returned from a right calf strain on Wednesday night in the Yankees’ 2-1 Game 2 doubleheader loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Unfortunately for the Bronx Bombers, Judge wasn’t even able to complete the entire game before exiting yet again with a calf injury.
The two-time All-Star and 2017 American League home run leader departed after feeling his calf “cramp up” while running the bases in the fifth inning on Wednesday. Manager Aaron Boone replaced him with veteran outfielder Brett Gardner as the team looked on in disbelief as their superstar fell injured yet again.
Boone said that it is “possible” that Judge will have to return to the injured list, but that the team would evaluate their star again on Thursday before making a decision.
The injury is yet another blow for the 28-year-old slugger, who has missed a total of 119 games due to various injuries over the past three seasons.
Judge has been deadly at the plate while healthy this season, batting .292 with 9 home runs and 20 RBI in only 18 games of action.
The Yankees, who currently trail the Rays by 2.5 games in the AL East, will now cross their fingers that Judge is able to return to their lineup soon without missing any more time on the injured list.
