Newsday reports:
Number 99 became No. 13 Saturday as Aaron Judge joined the ever-expanding injury list that has gutted the Yankees. Judge suffered a strained left oblique while lining a single to rightfield in the sixth inning of a 9-2 victory over the Royals at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees had no immediate estimate of how long Judge will be sidelined. He was sent to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for an MRI and further evaluation, and usually optimistic manager Aaron Boone seemed to be preparing everyone for a protracted absence by the face of the franchise.
Injuries to the oblique muscle, which is located on the outer surface of the sides of the abdomen, typically take several weeks to heal.
“Look, it's Aaron Judge,’’ Boone said. “He’s one of the great players in the game. Such a key figure to our club. Not only just between the lines, obviously, but what he means to us in the room. He'll be part of continuing to lead us forward as a group. This is not a time where we're going to feel sorry for ourselves.’’
Boone spoke with Judge before he left for the hospital. ‘’Obviously upset,’’ Boone said. “He's the ultimate teammate. He feels bad for the guys...He’ll deal with it and come in there [Sunday] and be one of the leaders of the club that he always is and hopefully we get enough news that it's shorter rather than longer. But right now he’s obviously a little upset.’’
Judge appeared to grab his left side after making contact on his single and grimaced while jogging slowly to first base, where he was replaced by pinch runner Tyler Wade “It was just the swing,’’ Boone said. “First time he felt it.’’
The Yankee Stadium crowd was hushed.
“You never want to see that and you know he doesn't come out of games,’’ said Giancarlo Stanton, who is on the injured list with a left biceps strain. “So we’ll just wait and see what we got.’’
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