NEW YORK _ Aaron Judge worked out on the field at Yankee Stadium Wednesday before his team took on the Rays. He is hoping to be activated off the injured list on Saturday, the first day he is eligible, when the Yankees are at Citi Field for the first Subway Series of the season.
"You might have seen him out there already, with early hitting again today and throwing so he's doing well and kind of on that trajectory," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, before adding that Saturday is not a firm commitment. "But again, that's something we'll continue to evaluate day by day as we get closer to Saturday."
Judge suffered a right calf strain playing at Tropicana Field and was placed on the IL Friday. The Yankees slugger fought the assignment to the IL, feeling he could push through the calf issue, but Boone and the front office felt it was better to rest him now rather than have him risk further injury.
