Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
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New York Yankees outfielder and reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge has. been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, the team announced Sunday. In corresponding moves, LHP Brent Headrick was promoted from Triple-A and newly acquired Amed Rosario was added to the active roster.
The Yankees placed the two-time AL MVP on the 10-day injured list Sunday, a day after he was diagnosed with a right flexor strain.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his best player avoided a much worse fate in terms of the injury. The team is optimistic he can return to the lineup as soon as he's eligible to be activated from his IL stint. He'll be eased in as the designated hitter to avoid putting too much strain on his elbow.
While Judge was diagnosed with a flexor strain in his right elbow, the Yankee bats mostly were throttled without him until a late Giancarlo Stanton homer in a 9-4 loss to the Phillies at the Stadium to fall to 3-5 since the All-Star break and 14-23 since June 13.
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