Aaron Judge is playing catch and doing some light hitting, but still seems a long way away from running — which he’ll need to do before he’s ready to return to the Yankee lineup from the sprained big right toe that’s sidelined him for the past month.

Tuesday, Judge said he’s not sure how long he’ll be dealing with the effects of the injury.

Surgery has not been ruled out, according to Judge, though he said if it does become necessary he won’t have it until the offseason, as he attempts to come back this season.

“It doesn’t feel great,’’ Judge said Tuesday of both walking and hitting off a tee before the Yankees’ 8-4 win over the Orioles in The Bronx. “I don’t think it will ever feel normal. I can move around pretty well, but any injury, [it can bother you for] a year or two or three years. You never know what it’s gonna feel like.”

As The Post first reported Monday, Judge has been hitting off a tee.

The next step will be to advance to running.

That doesn’t sound close.

“If I can run, then I can play,’’ Judge said. “But me running at 10 percent isn’t helping anybody.”

On several occasions during his session with reporters on Tuesday, Judge referenced the dislocated pinky he suffered in 2021 that had long-term effects on his finger.

He dealt with those effects well enough to hit 62 homers a year ago.

Somewhat alarmingly, Judge noted that he could be impacted by the toe injury for just as long.

“There’s talks of surgery, but I don’t think we’re at that [point],” Judge said. “We’re not doing that this year.”

Asked if it could be an option for the offseason, Judge said, “Yeah, but I’m not a doctor.”

Dr. Spencer Stein, a sports orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone Health, said while he hasn’t examined Judge, he’s familiar with the type of injury the outfielder suffered and said the fact he’s swinging a bat four weeks after getting hurt is “a reasonably good sign.”

Surgery is sometimes an option, but comes with a four-to-six-month recovery.

“If he’s already doing activities like playing catch and swinging make it sound like it’s not a complete tear,’’ Dr. Stein said.

As Judge pointed out, he also needs to be “able to put 270 pounds on one leg when I’m hitting. I understand you’re going to have to deal with some pain coming back, so it’s just about getting to a point where it’s tolerable.”

As for dealing with the injury for years to come, Stein said there is a chance of reinjuring the toe, but Judge could have a “full recovery.”

In the meantime, Judge’s goal remains getting back as soon as he can.

He said his decision on whether he’ll attend the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle next week will be somewhat based on whether he’s close to returning to action.

“When it’s right and he’s able to go, he’ll be able to go,’’ manager Aaron Boone said. “I’m confident he’ll be able to do it at the level we’re accustomed to seeing. It’ll take as long as it needs to. He’ll let us know. … Over the last couple of years, he’s gotten very good at playing through things.”

Whenever he does come back, Judge will be fitted for insoles.

“I’m doing anything I can to speed the process up,’’ Judge said.