Jersey Tampa Minor Camp, where a 10-year-old fan also waited, → Texas emergency call, comes to save the Yankees in crisis

Aug 05, 2025

Jersey Tampa Minor Camp, where a 10-year-old fan also waited, → Texas emergency call, comes to save the Yankees in crisis
A child fan holds a message saying he wants Aaron Judge's autograph as his 10th birthday present in the stands of Globe Life Field on the 5th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



Jersey Tampa Minor Camp, where a 10-year-old fan also waited, → Texas emergency call, comes to save the Yankees in crisis
New York Yankees Aaron Judge joins the team in time for an away game against the Texas Rangers on the 5th (Korea time) and supports his teammates in the dugout. AP Yonhap News
The big guns are returning to save the New York Yankees in crisis. Aaron Judge's return has been confirmed.

After the game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on the 5th (Korea time), Yankees manager Aaron Boone told local media that `Jersey is coming tomorrow.' Judge will play as the designated hitter in Game 2 of the three consecutive away games against Texas at 9:05 a.m. on the 6th.

Judge is returning from exactly 10 days off since the 27th of last month, when he was placed on the IL due to a right elbow injury, that is, a flexor strain.




Even after a close game in the 10th inning of extra time, the Yankees knelt 5 to 8 against Texas, falling into a swamp of four consecutive losses. It maintained the third place in the AL East with 60 wins and 53 losses and the second place in the wild card, but it was 5.5 games apart from the Toronto Blue Jays, the world's leading, and 2.5 games apart from the Boston Red Sox, the first place in the wild card. During Judge's absence, the Yankees went 4-6.

"We don't think of it as stress," Boone said of the recent slump. It doesn't matter if there's just noise, excuses, or anything. We have to play better, we have to win. We are well aware of that," he said with an effortless calmness.

Judge went to Tampa, Florida, where his team's spring training camp was set up for two days from the 4th to the 5th, and checked his condition by hitting balls thrown by his minor league pitchers. Judge arrived just before the game on a flight to Texas. However, he did not interview local reporters.




If Judge joins, outfielder Austin Slater, who has recently been traded from the Chicago White Sox, will be listed on the IL. Slater injured his left hamstring while running to first base after hitting an infield grounder against Texas.

Jersey Tampa Minor Camp, where a 10-year-old fan also waited, → Texas emergency call, comes to save the Yankees in crisis
New York Yankees Giancarlo Stanton. AP Yonhap News
If Judge hits a designated hitter, coach Judge's plan is that Giancarlo Stanton will sit on the bench without going out to the outfield. In other words, Stanton can play the designated hitter only when Judge can see right field. Stanton has not played in his first 70 games of the season due to elbow injuries on both sides this season. He returned on June 17 and played all 32 games as a designated hitter until this day. In other words, it is difficult to defend.

MLB.com said: "'Jersey did some light defensive training at Yankee Stadium recently, but he didn't throw the ball overhand. According to manager Aaron Boone, throwing training is likely to take place on August 9-14. In other words, the return of the outfielder will be after the middle of this month.




Judge injured his elbow in an away game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on the 23rd of last month. In the bottom of the sixth inning with a 4-3 lead, he caught Toronto George Springer's right-handed hit with two outs and second base, and then threw to catch Davis Schneider, who was rushing home from second base, but his elbow was strained.

Judge then frowned as he caught Alejandro Kirk's deep fly to right field with one out and second base and threw it hard into the infield, bending and stretching his right elbow in the bottom of the seventh inning. However, he did not rest afterwards. Judge also played both the game against Toronto on the 24th and the home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on the 26th. Eventually, as the pain worsened, he was tested for X-rays and went on the IL.

Jersey Tampa Minor Camp, where a 10-year-old fan also waited, → Texas emergency call, comes to save the Yankees in crisis
New York Yankees Devin Williams takes the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning against Texas on the 5th (Korea time). Williams allowed a tiebreaking home run to Jak Pederson, so the Yankees missed the game. ImagesYonhap News
It is the first time in more than two years that Judge has been on the IL since he injured his right thumb while playing defense against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June 4, 2023.

Judge, who won his second career MVP last year with 58 home runs, 144 RBIs, and OPS 1.159, is also the strongest AL MVP candidate this season.

He leads the AL in batting average (0.342), scoring (90), on-base percentage (0.449), slugging percentage (0.711), OPS (1.160), and bWAR (6.6). His home runs (37), RBIs (85) and hits (129) rank second in the AL. Toronto Bobbi for hits??After Lee joined the IL, he hit 19 in nine games, surpassing the jersey with 138.

In the home run category, lead Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh added two while he was without a jersey, leading by five with 42. The RBI also failed to run far, with a gap of three with the leader Raleigh (88).





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.