LOS ANGELES — Aaron Judge was out of the New York Yankees' starting lineup on Sunday, one day after penetrating the right-field gate at Dodger Stadium to turn in a phenomenal over-the-shoulder catch late in Saturday's victory.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Judge's right foot, mostly in the area of his big toe, was too sore to play. Judge «seemed a little bit better this afternoon,» Boone added, but keeping him out of the lineup for the series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers allows them to take advantage of Monday's off day and give Judge back-to-back days off his feet.
Asked if he thinks Judge might have to go on the injured list, Boone said, «Not at this point, but we'll see how he is today, tomorrow and the next day.» Nestor Cortes, however, is expected go on the IL.
Cortes, the Yankees' left-handed starting pitcher, has been battling soreness in his left shoulder that has been slow to recover between starts in recent weeks.