ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) â New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge and backup catcher Kyle Higashioka have been reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced the moves before Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Judge started in right field and batted second against the Rays.
âIt’s huge, obviously,â Boone said of Judge’s return. âReally excited to have him back. Has been feeling really strong the last few days.”
Both went on the IL on July 16.
The Yankees started Tuesday 9½ games behind AL East-leading Boston and eight back of the second-place Rays.
Judge and Higashioka took batting practice on Monday’s off day at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees’ spring training complex, in Tampa, Florida.