In the American League East, the Yankees stand in third position. Before getting injured on 3 June, Aaron Judge hit He achieved a remarkable record of 291, hitting 19 home runs and driving in 40 RBIs.. He got injured in his right leg in the Dodger Stadium by colliding with the bullpen gate while catching. After the injury, he was placed on the injured list on 6th June. Before this injury, he had suffered a right hip strain also which he was on 10 day injured list between late April and May. The team reported after his injury that he had a sprain and contusion in his right toe and they are hoping to return him by July. On Saturday, Aaron Judge reported that the ligament of his right leg toe is torn and he is suffering pain and difficulty while walking so, there is no exact time which he could say about his return to the Yankees.
He said he had suffered a lot of injuries over the years which are not going to be cured in just two weeks and it will take a good time. He further added that the right high toe is a very tough and unique spot of his body that plays a major role in running and pushing off. He could have answered the timeline if the injury was on the hamstring or anywhere else. So, he would return once he will feel relief from the pain. Aaron Judge had tried rehab also before making the statement about his timeline.
Manager Aaron Boone said that he cannot guarantee the exact date but he is hoping that the judge will return by the end of the season. The manager further added that the reality is Judge Aaron is not with us and it’s not very good news so, we have to find a way without him until he feels relaxed.
Aaron Judge
Aaron James Judge born on 28 April 1992 is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of MLB (Major League Baseball). Selection of Judge was done unanimously as the American League (AL) Rookie of the year 2017 and even finished at the second spot for the AL most valuable player award list of the same year. In the year 2022, he broke the 61-year-old record for most home runs in a season by Roger Maris by scoring the most home runs in the season that were a total of 62.
The Aaron Judge has played baseball for Fresno State Bulldogs, and for the 2013 MLB draft, he was selected by the Yankees as the 32nd pick in the first round. Judge later made his debut for MLB in 2016 and hit a home run in his first major with the bat after which he went on to have a record-breaking season. He was named an All-star in 2017 and won the Home Run Derby (becoming the first MLB Rookie to do so).
He hit 52 home runs breaking the record of 49 home runs by Mark McGwire’s MLB rookie and a full-season rookie record of 29 by Joe DiMaggio. His record was unbeaten until 2019 when Pete Alonso scored 53 home runs after a gap of 2 years. Judge won the AL Rookie of the month awards for several months regularly starting from April, May, June and after that he wan the award in September and he also got the AL’s Player of the Month Award for June and September month.
Early Life
Aaron James Judge was born on 28 April 1992 and the very next day of his birth he was adopted by Patty and Wayne Judge, He never has any relation or contact with his biological parents. In a small town 2 hours from San Francisco at Linden, California his parents taught at San Joaquin County, he liver his early phase of life.