Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Thu 3/28/19 10:24 PM

Judge went 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored in Thursday's win over Baltimore.
EDGE Analysis
Judge was a tough out on Opening Day, although the Orioles can find solace in the fact that they kept him in the yard. After being limited to 112 games a season ago, largely due to injury, the 26-year-old slugger will aim to return to his 2017 form, when he launched 52 homers and drove in 114 runs across 155 contests.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Fri 3/15/19 4:46 PM

Judge went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in the Yankees' 14-1 Grapefruit League romp over the Red Sox on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Judge continues to rake this spring, as this multi-hit effort bumped his spring training batting average up to .321 and gives him five long balls in 28 at-bats. The big outfielder was limited to 112 games last year due to injury, but if Judge stays healthy in 2019, his strong spring certainly has him looking primed for another prolific power-hitting campaign.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Tue 3/5/19 9:18 PM

Judge was 2-for-3 with a double and a three-run home run in Tuesday's spring win over the Braves.
EDGE Analysis
Judge gave the Yankees the lead during the fifth inning as he hit the three-run shot off Chad Sobotka. The 26-year-old slugger has looked the part this spring as he is 6-for-13 with three doubles, three home runs and six RBI.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Sun 3/3/19 11:29 PM

Judge went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's game against Detroit.
EDGE Analysis
Judge clubbed a solo home run in the first inning and hit a two-run blast in the fifth to give the Yankees a 6-1 lead. With his wrist injury now a distant memory, he's looked strong at the dish early in camp.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Tue 2/19/19 3:47 PM

Judge said he's fully healed from the chip fracture he dealt with in his left wrist last season, Jack Curry of YES Network reports. "It feels like it never even happened," the slugger said.
EDGE Analysis
This isn't all too surprising, as Judge finished the 2018 season on the field for the Yankees. That said, it's certainly encouraging to hear heading into camp after the 26-year-old spent nearly two months on the shelf during the second half of last season due to the injury. Manager Aaron Boone suggested Judge could hit leadoff against left-handed pitchers in 2019; either way he figures to occupy in a favorable spot in the Yankees' lineup.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Sun 2/17/19 2:05 PM1 Comment

Manager Aaron Boone said he would consider batting Judge leadoff against left-handed pitchers from time to time, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
The young slugger was a staple of the second spot in the Yankees' batting order last season, but it seems like the Yankees are considering switching things up occasionally. Boone said that Aaron Hicks is the likely candidate to be New York's regular leadoff hitter, but he may put Judge in the pole position in order to get him more at-bats against the opposite-handed pitcher. Naturally, this is just speculation at this point of the season, but getting more plate appearances against southpaws wouldn't hurt Judge after he posted a .967 OPS against them last season.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Sat 9/29/18 10:50 AM

Judge is not in the lineup against Boston on Saturday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Judge will receive a breather following Friday's victory that clinched home-field advantage for Wednesday's Wild Card game. In his place, Brett Gardner will start in the outfield and bat atop the order.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Sat 9/29/18 8:16 AM

Judge went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 11-6 win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
It was his 27th homer of the season, but his first in 11 games since returning to the lineup following a six-week absence due to a wrist injury. The Yankees will need Judge's power if they hope to make any kind of deep postseason run, so Friday's blast was reassuring to say the least. He'll get a couple more games to prove he's 100 percent before the team hosts the A's in the Wild Card game Wednesday.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Sun 9/23/18 10:17 AM

Judge is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Judge started in right field the last three games and went 2-for-11 with four walks and five strikeouts in 15 plate appearances. The Yankees likely just want to get a day off with his return to the lineup last week after spending more than six weeks on the disabled list. Giancarlo Stanton starts in right field as Luke Voit will serve as designated hitter for the series finale.

Aaron Judge
CF/RF/DH NYY
Tue 9/18/18 3:27 PM

Judge (wrist) is back in the Yankees' lineup for the first time since late July, batting second and playing right field Tuesday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Judge will wind up missing just shy of eight weeks with a fractured right wrist. He had been activated off the disabled list for a few days but wasn't yet cleared to hit. After a successful simulated game Monday, he'll be a full participant in Tuesday's contest. His return bumps Andrew McCutchen to left field and Brett Gardner to the bench.