New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge has been sidelined since earlier this month with an injured right big toe that he suffered after colliding with a Dodger Stadium fence to the bullpen. It has changed everything for the Yankees with their offense and their record.
Although he received a platelet-rich plasma injection on Thursday, the Yankees still do not have a timetable on when they expect him to rejoin the lineup. That is a big problem for the Bronx bombers.
It has gotten so bad that Yankees fans are willing to do drastic things to help the team.
While playing against the Boston Red Sox, a Yankees fan could be heard screaming into the dugout that he was willing to give his toe to the Yankees slugger.
On Friday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he wasn’t sure if Judge may need surgery, but the hope is that the injection will help him avoid those discussions.
“I don’t know. I don’t think so, but that’s over my head,” he said. “My understanding is the ligament should heal over time. Anytime you strain or tear in the ligaments, it takes time to heal that obviously. [Plasma injections] hopefully speed that process up. So, hopefully, he continues to move in the right direction.”
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Boone is optimistic that Judge could begin doing some work in the pool soon.
“It starts with simple things like his gait. Basic, light things, and then as you kind of graduate through his rehab,” Boone said. “Hopefully you start to get there in the next couple of days.”
The 31-year-old has played in just 49 of the Yankees’ first 69 games because of injury. In those contests, he’s hit .291/.404/.674 (192 OPS+) with 19 home runs and 40 runs batted in.
The Yankees are 30-19 when Judge is in the lineup this season.
