The Yankees hope Aaron Judge will recover from his right toe injury soon, but Dodger Stadium will never be the same.
After the Yankees’ superstar outfielder smashed his foot against concrete on the base of the right-field wall while running into — and through — the chain-link fence, the Dodgers reportedly will take steps to ensure that type of injury does not happen again.
Dodgers team president Stan Kasten told The Athletic the organization plans to reinforce the fence, which burst open upon the 280-pound Judge sprinting into it on Saturday.
Additionally, the Dodgers will add a strip of padding to the concrete after Judge injured his right big toe on the play.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said this weekend he hoped the Dodgers or MLB would look into the issue.
“I think all these places try to do their best to make things as safe as possible,” said Boone, whose Yankees played a second straight game without Judge in the starting lineup on Tuesday. “But to me, it seems like that cement at the bottom could be padded up a little bit.”
Aaron Judge injured his toe going after a hit at Dodger Stadium. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
Judge crashed through the Dodger Stadium fence to make a catch. Getty ImagesJudge’s status is still murky three days after the remarkable catch, even after he underwent a battery of tests on Monday.
Boone did not want to announce anything based off “preliminary tech reads” of the exams.
“He’s getting treatment. The swelling is better today,” the Yankees manager said before opening a series against the White Sox in The Bronx. “He feels a little bit better today.”
Judge was placed on the 10-day IL for the second time this season after the Yankees’ 3-2 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday night, but there is not a clear timetable for his return.
“We’ll just see where we are in the coming weeks — or days,” manager Aaron Boone said after the loss. “The biggest thing is getting the swelling out of there.”
