Judge’s elbow discomfort raises questions about injury history again originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Aaron Judge is out of the Yankees lineup Saturday, and it’s not just a day off.

Yankees captain Aaron Judge, his teammates and New York's fan base exhaled Saturday when the two-time AL MVP learned he has a flexor strain in his right elbow but no acute damage to his ulnar collateral ligament that might cause a long-term layoff.

With his recent injury diagnosis, it's possible New York Yankees star Aaron Judge may change positions at some point and first base seems like the outcome.

The second-biggest baseball story from the weekend was Aaron Judge's elbow injury. He was diagnosed with a flexor strain that prevented him from making his usual throws in right field. After a couple days of attempting to play through it,

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his best player avoided a much worse fate in terms of the injury. The team is optimistic he can return to the lineup as soon as he's eligible to be activated from his IL stint. He'll be eased in as the designated hitter to avoid putting too much strain on his elbow.