Aaron Judge appears to be responding to second PRP injection to right big toe, Yankees say

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Aaron Judge appears to be responding to a second platelet-rich plasma injection to his right big toe yet has not resumed baseball activities.

Judge was hurt June 3 when he ran into a wall while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. The Yankees announced the first injection on June 6 and said Judge had another last Thursday.

"I’m encouraged by what I’m seeing," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Tuesday’s series opener against Seattle. "He’s been slowly doing better and able to do more things, but do feel like hopefully that was the start of him really starting to make some real progress."

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Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees leans on the dugout railing with Anthony Volpe, right, during the ninth inning of their 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox in game one of a doubleheader at Fenway Park on June 18, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

Boone said the swelling subsided and Judge is able to do more activity on the toe while keeping balanced.

Judge is the reigning AL MVP after setting an AL record with 62 home runs last year. He is hitting .291 with 19 homers and 40 RBIs, and the Yankees are 9-14 with Judge on the injured list and 31-19 when he has been available. They have lost eight of 13 since the latest injury.

"Been through these wars enough to know that you got to deal with the ups and downs the same way," general manager Brian Cashman said.

"We got a really good team when we’re flying high and playing the way we’re capable of. Right now, we haven’t been doing that and so it looks bad, it feels bad, it tastes bad. And no one likes losing, so I