Aaron Judge Not Playing Thursday
1 year agoNew York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will take the day off on Thursday with the team facing the Detroit Tigers. Judge will receive a mental break after going 6-for-39 (.154) with 20 strikeouts in his last 10 games since Aug. 20, although five of his hits in that span went for home runs. With Judge starting on the pine, Jake Bauers is playing right field and batting sixth against Tigers right-hander Matt Manning. The 31-year-old Judge had a record-breaking campaign in 2022, and so far he's followed it up in 2023 by hitting .263/.392/.615 with a 1.007 OPS, 29 home runs, 56 RBI, three stolen bases and 60 runs scored in 278 at-bats. He was forced to miss considerable time this summer after tearing a ligament in his right big toe.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com