Aaron Judge, Gio Urshela Going On COVID-19 Injured List rotoballer.com Fri 7/16/21 12:08 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka will join pitchers Nestor Cortes, Jonathan Loaisiga and Wandy Peralta on the COVID-19 injured list on Friday after their positive tests have been confirmed. The Yankees and Boston Red Sox are tentatively scheduled to play Friday after the game was postponed on Thursday, but it's not guaranteed. All of the Yankees players that tested positive for COVID-19 will need two negative tests before being ...

Aaron Judge, Gio Urshela In COVID-19 Protocols rotoballer.com Thu 7/15/21 6:39 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka are the three other Yankees players that are currently in the COVID-19 protocols after an outbreak hit the team, forcing their game against the Boston Red Sox to be postponed on Thursday. Because Judge was at the All-Star game with other players, it has triggered contract-tracing questions for the Red Sox players and possibly others. Pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes and Wandy Peralta ...

Aaron Judge Goes Yard In Win Over Astros rotoballer.com Sat 7/10/21 11:48 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. Judge supplied the only offense in the game, a long 419-foot blast off of Zack Greinke that left his bat at 106.8 MPH. The slugger is enjoying one of his finest seasons yet, slashing .286/.376/.532 with 21 homers, 47 RBI, and 50 runs scored. Judge's expected statistics place him among the very best hitters in the game, numbers that fantasy managers should expect out of him ...

Aaron Judge Blasts 20th Homer rotoballer.com Thu 7/8/21 10:36 AM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners. Judge's homer was a no-doubter, traveling 429 feet at 106.9 MPH. He now has three multi-hit games in his last four contests and is up to two homers, five runs scored, and four RBI in five July games. Judge has put together perhaps the best first half of baseball of his career, sporting a career-low strikeout rate along with expected statistics ...

Aaron Judge Belts 19th Home Run Of Season On Saturday rotoballer.com Sat 7/3/21 5:26 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Yankees 8-3 loss to the Mets on Saturday. Judge's homer was his 19th of the season and his third HR in four games. Judge is red hot at the plate slashing .346/.452/.885 with four homers, seven RBI, and six runs scored over his past seven games (26 at-bats). As an elite fantasy option in all formats, Judge should, of course, remain active at all times.

Aaron Judge Resting Wednesday rotoballer.com Wed 6/30/21 4:19 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judgeis out of the lineup Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels. While thankfully it's just a rest day, according to manager Aaron Boone, this development is disappointing since Judge won't face off with Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday. Appearing in the first 75 of 79 games on the season, Judge has so far proven to be durable. The 2017 American League Rookie of the Year has 18 homers, 42 RBI and 44 runs, to go with a .285/.382/.522 line on the 2021 campaign. Clint...

Aaron Judge Swats 18th Homer rotoballer.com Tue 6/29/21 11:26 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 11-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Judge uncorked a monster blast off of Andrew Heaney in the second inning, the ball traveling 434 feet at 109 MPH. It's his second home run in the last three games, and he now has an extra-base hit in three straight. The slugger raised his overall slash line to .285/.382/.522 with 18 homers, 42 RBI, and 44 runs scored. Judge has not only been one of the top fantasy ...

Aaron Judge Hits 17th Homer Sunday rotoballer.com Sun 6/27/21 5:33 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's loss to the Boston Red Sox. Judge walloped an Eduardo Rodriguez sinker into the left-field seats, the blast traveling 430 feet at an exit velocity of 106 MPH. The slugger is rolling over his last six games, batting .333 with two home runs, two doubles, and four RBI. Judge ranks third amongst all hitters in expected wOBA, third in expected batting average, and sixth in expected slugging percentage, numbers ...

Aaron Judge Compiles Strong Line In Win rotoballer.com Thu 6/24/21 7:53 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge filled up the box score in Thursday's win over the Kansas City Royals. Judge went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a home run, a double, two RBI, and a pair of walks. The slugger reached all five times Thursday, clubbing a solo homer at 100.7 MPH in the first inning. Judge added a 109.3 MPH single in the second before collecting his third and final hit, a 107.8 MPH double in the sixth. He drew at least two walks for the third time in June. The effort ...

Aaron Judge Back In Lineup Tuesday rotoballer.com Tue 6/15/21 4:53 PM

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (back) has returned to the lineup for Tuesday's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. Judge missed Sunday's game due to back spasms, which reportedly popped up during the first game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 29-year-old slugger will start in right field and bat second against Blue Jays' lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu. Judge is batting .289 with 15 homers, 35 RBI, and a .920 OPS this season.