Aaron Judge Has Awesome Quote About Rejoining Yankees After Rehab Success
By Scott Rogust
The New York Yankees are slowly but surely getting their stars back into the lineup. Giancarlo Stanton made his return on Tuesday night, and following behind is Aaron Judge, who's been out with an oblique strain.
Judge recently began his rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and on Tuesday night, he revealed to anxious Yankee fans that he's been ready for a while now to get back to the Bronx.
Aaron Judge: "I've been ready. It's just about getting the reps in and making sure this thing stays healthy and no issues. And there hasn't been any issues, so ready to go. But those guys are rolling up there, so I don't know if I can crack that lineup. We'll see. We'll see."
— Conor Foley (@RailRidersTT) June 19, 2019
Judge has been out since April 20, injuring his oblique on a swing against the Kansas City Royals. At that time, Stanton, Didi Gregorius, Gary Sanchez and Luis Severino were all on the injured list.
With the Yankees battling constant injury problems since the start of the season, many had expected the worst. However, the Yankees sit in first place in the AL East, as prospects and depth players filled in admirably for the stars.
Aaron Judge getting into the swing of things down on the farm! Judge homered in his third plate appearance of the night with the @swbrailriders. pic.twitter.com/hEoFveDE7y
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) June 19, 2019
Prior to his injury, Judge was batting .288 with five home runs and 11 RBI in 73 at-bats.
All rise for the Judge, as he's almost ready to return to right field at Yankee Stadium.