Aaron Judge Returns to Yankees After Toe Injury

The outfielder missed 41 games since suffering the injury in June.

The Yankees officially activated outfielder Aaron Judge off the injured list ahead of New York’s game vs. the Orioles on Friday. As a corresponding move, the team sent infielder Oswald Peraza to AAA Scranton Wilkes-Barre.

Judge has been out since June 3, when he injured his toe banging into the right field wall in Dodger Stadium while making a catch. The right fielder, who has 19 home runs and a 1.078 OPS on the season, officially missed 42 games while recovering from the injury.

Welcome Back, Cap 🫡#AllRise pic.twitter.com/S9c2Ce7Cgd

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 28, 2023

Entering Friday, the Yankees are 54–48 and sit 2 1/2 games out of the final Wild Card spot in the American League. New York begins a three-game set against Baltimore on Friday, then plays three games at home vs. Tampa Bay next week.