New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went hitless for the fourth time in the last five games as his sudden struggles hurt the club in a Tuesday night loss. The 27-year-old struck out twice on the night, now hitting under .200 in his last seven games. Judge's performance epitomized the night for the Yankees, as the offense managed just two runs in what was a 4-2 defeat. The AL East-leading club now find themselves struggling to get victories as they've recorded just one in their last five games.[...]

The New York Yankees bounced back from a tough defeat Tuesday night as they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-3. The home club took the lead in the eighth after trailing 3-2 from the seventh. In a hotly-contested affair, outfielder Aaron Judge drilled a two-run, go-ahead home run in the frame. It was one of two hits on the night for the slugger who now has 10 home runs in a season that's been overshadowed by injury. The Yankees would plate four more runs en route to their 60th victory of the seaso[...]

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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is not included in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against the Rays. Mike Tauchman is filling in at right field, while Aaron Hicks is bumped up to the second spot in the lineup. This is only the second game Judge hasn't started since his return to the team on June 21. In that span, Judge has gone 9-for-32 with two home runs, seven RBI, seven runs. The Yankees are almost fully back to health and they have a lot of bats, but Judge will st[...]

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In his fourth game since returning from an oblique injury that sidelined him back in April, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge smacked his first home run since then on Tuesday. The 27-year-old hit his home run right after DJ LeMahieu opened the scoring in the first, extending New York's record-breaking streak of consecutive games with a home run to 28. It was one of two hits on the night for the former All-Star, who also drew a walk. [...]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Judge has not collected a hit since returning from the injured list. However, there is no injury concern here, but the Yankees want to be cautious and give Judge some rest. Brett Gardner will play left field and bat ninth versus righty Aaron Sanchez. Gardner does not have enough upside to use in DFS contests.

There's no need to explain exit velocity here, as you are likely well aware of its function and description by now. Followers of this weekly column will remember the Week 7 iterationwhere we first examined exit velocity leaders.[...]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (oblique) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday. Judge sat out roughly two months due to a strained left oblique. Judge will bat leadoff and play right field versus righty Brad Peacock on Friday. Judge was hitting fairly well before the injury, so hopefully he can keep it going. Fantasy owners can go ahead and start Judge on Friday.