NEW YORK _ Aaron Judge was a late scratch from the Yankees' lineup for Saturday night's intrasquad game at Yankee Stadium.
Judge held out with a stiff neck, and was replaced in right field by Tyler Wade. He was recovering from a fractured rib before the coronavirus shutdown and would not have been ready for opening day had it gone on as scheduled in late March.
Manager Aaron Boone said that Judge "slept on (his neck) a little weird," and that he hopes the he can return to intrasquad matchups by Sunday.
"Obviously didn't want to force anything today, so hopefully he can be in there tomorrow," said Boone, who added that the team will wait for the soreness to subside. "I don't expect it to be a long term thing."
Judge remains on pace to be in the Yankee lineup when they face the Nationals in Washington on the new opening day, July 23.
