Aaron Judge appears ready to rule The Bronx again.
The Yankees’ superstar crushed a solo home run to right field Tuesday night in his fourth rehab game for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, adding two walks and a strikeout in the Baby Bombers’ 8-4 win over Norfolk.
Judge (oblique) is the last of the Yankee regular position players to find himself off the injured list and is expected to join the big-league club within the next week. He went 1-for-12 with six strikeouts in his previous three rehab games.
“I’ve been ready,” Judge told reporters in Scranton afterward. “It’s just about getting the reps in and making sure this thing stays healthy and no issues. And there hasn’t been any issues, so ready to go. But those guys are rolling up there, so I don’t know if I can crack that lineup.”
He will, but the question remains whom the loaded Yankees will send down to make room for Judge, who has been out since April 20.
Cameron Maybin appears to be the leading candidate after Clint Frazier and Mike Tauchman faced a similar fate earlier this week, though Maybin has homered in four straight games.
