Aaron Judge (31, New York Yankees),안전놀이터 who has been away for a long time due to injury, will return. He is expected to return as early as this weekend through the Baltimore Orioles.
Major League Baseball’s official website MLB.com mentioned the timing of Jersey’s return on the injured list on the 27th (Korea Standard Time).
According to the report, the New York Yankees plan to raise Jersey from the injured list on the 29th. Although it is not 100% confirmed yet, the possibility of Jersey returning this weekend has become very high.
Jersey is currently training at the New York Yankees Spring Training Facility in Tampa, Florida. The mention of a return this weekend means that rehabilitation is over.
The New York Yankees will take a break on the 28th after a home game against the New York Mets on the 27th, and then play three consecutive away games in Baltimore from the 29th to the 31st.
If Jersey’s return is confirmed this weekend, he will now fly straight from Tampa, Florida, to Baltimore to join the New York Yankees squad.
Earlier on June 4, Judge hit his right foot on the fence while defending against the LA Dodgers and left. At the time, it did not appear to be a serious injury.
Since then, the jersey has been found to have suffered ligament damage, not just a bruise on the right big toe, and was not in good condition enough to be raised until the season out.
However, Jersey continued to train with the goal of returning within this season, and is set to return in a crisis situation where the team has fallen to the bottom of the American League East.
The New York Yankees had 53 wins, 48 losses and a 0.525 winning rate of the season until the 26th. The winning rate is over 50%, but it is the lowest in the American League East.
However, it is too early to give up the postseason. This is because the gap with the Toronto Blue Jays, ranked third in the wild card, is only 2.5 games.
If jersey shows a pre-injury blow, he can fully challenge for the postseason. Therefore, the timing of Jersey’s return was very important.
Judge, who was the American League MVP last year, had a batting average of 0.291, 19 home runs and 40 RBIs in 49 games of the season before his injury, and an on-base percentage of 0.404 OPS 1.078.
Attention is focusing on whether Jersey, who has been disappointed by a long breakaway due to a major injury, will be able to lead the crisis New York Yankees to the postseason.