Yankees slugger Aaron Judge exited New York’s Tuesday game against the visiting Baltimore Orioles after being hit in the left hand by a pitch.
The Yankees did not reveal an initial prognosis but announced that Judge would undergo imaging Tuesday night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and would be seen by the team’s head physician, Christopher Ahmad.
In the third inning, Judge was hit in the area around his pinky finger and knuckles by a 1-2 fastball from Baltimore starter Albert Suarez and initially stayed in the game. He slid in at third base on a single by Alex Verdugo and scored on a base hit by Giancarlo Stanton.
After scoring New York’s second run, Judge headed to the clubhouse. Judge came out to play center field for the top of the fourth but was lifted for Trent Grisham in the bottom half when his spot in the lineup came up.
After a slow start to the year, Judge is batting .302 with major league bests of 26 homers, 64 RBIs, a .687 slugging percentage and a 1.115 OPS through 74 games.