Aaron Judge To Be Held Out Of Spring Games Until March 1
43 seconds agoNew York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and catcher Austin Wells will be held out of Grapefruit League games until around March 1, according to manager Aaron Boone. "He played 150, 160 games last year. I don't want to rush him," Boone said. The Yankees are just giving the 32-year-old MVP a little extra time off his feet after he played in 172 total games between the regular season and playoffs last year. With Juan Soto now playing for the Mets, Judge won't have as much protection in the lineup in 2025 and will also be moving back to right field, which won't be as taxing physically. Judge got off to a slow start early on last year but eventually found his footing to finish with a .322/.458/.701 slash line, 1.159 OPS, a league-leading 58 home runs and a league-leading 144 RBI in 158 regular-season games. He's a no-doubt top-three fantasy pick this year.
Source: MLB.com - Bryan Hoch
Source: MLB.com - Bryan Hoch