The New York Yankees dropped their third straight game on Saturday, falling 9–4 to the Philadelphia Phillies. However, that defeat, and the losing streak, is nothing compared to the bad news the team announced shortly after falling to the Phillies. Manager Aaron Boone said that star outfielder Aaron Judge will go on the 10-day injured list due to an elbow injury that’s been bothering him since Tuesday.
Judge was not in the lineup for Saturday’s game but had played in New York’s prior two games since injuring his elbow. He first felt the pain during the seventh inning of Tuesday’s 5–4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on a flyout by Alejandro Kirk. As a Blue Jays runner tagged from second base to third, Judge made a throw into the infield and then winced afterwards. He could then be seen clenching his right hand in a fist but stayed in the game.
