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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Yankees star Aaron Judge was struck in the face by a toss<\/a> from teammate Anthony Volpe as they were coming off the field after the fifth inning of Saturday\u2019s 12-6 loss to the New York Mets.<\/a><\/p>\n

Judge came to bat in the sixth with a small bandage that was still affixed near his right eye after the game. He had a mark right around the eye but said he was fine.<\/p>\n

Mark Vientos lined out to Yankees second baseman Oswald Peraza to end the fifth at Citi Field, and New York players began tossing the ball around as they trotted toward the dugout as many major league teams do at the conclusion of an inning.<\/p>\n

The ball went to Volpe, and the shortstop made a high, arcing throw in Judge\u2019s direction as the slugger jogged in from right field. Judge, however, appeared to be looking the other way as he approached the infield and the ball hit him on the side of the face, knocking off his sunglasses.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I mean, confusion. I didn\u2019t know what happened initially. I just saw kind of a, what felt like something happened,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cSo yeah, of course I was concerned. Had a little cut. In the end I don\u2019t think anything too serious, obviously. But yeah, initially, obviously very concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sloppy Yankees were handed their sixth consecutive defeat, matching a season worst. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a terrible week,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n

New York also dropped six straight from June 13-18, marking the first time since 2000 the club has endured two six-game losing streaks in one year.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust got to play better. That\u2019s what it comes down to. Just fundamentals. Making the routine play routine,\u201d said Judge, the Yankees\u2019 captain. \u201cIt\u2019s just the little things. That\u2019s what it kind of comes down to \u2014 but every good team goes through a couple bumps in the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll clean some things up. We know what we need to do. We\u2019ll take care of business.\u201d <\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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