NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Saturday against Philadelphia and was sent for imaging of his right elbow, a worrying development for a team that has been sliding down the standings for two months.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously concerned,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cWe\u2019ll wait and see as they read the imaging.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boone wouldn\u2019t speculate whether the injury involved Judge\u2019s ulnar collateral ligament.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully it\u2019s something that is manageable and we can get through,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n
A two-time AL MVP, Judge leads the major leagues with a .342 batting average and 1.160 OPS. He has 37 home runs and 85 RBIs for a New York team that opened a seven-game AL East lead by late May but started Saturday a season-high 5 1\/2 games back of first-place Toronto.<\/p>\n
Judge winced at Toronto on Tuesday after catching Alejandro Kirk\u2019s seventh-inning fly in the right-field corner and throwing to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. as Dante Bichette tagged up and went from second to third. Judge was seen by a YES Network camera clenching his right hand in a fist.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a throw in Toronto where it zinged him, it hurt,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n
Judge was a designated hitter the following day in Wednesday\u2019s series finale, which Boone said then was planned. He was in right field for Friday\u2019s series-opening 12-5 loss to Philadelphia<\/a>, then was out of the lineup for the second time this season.<\/p>\n \u201cFelt like he was fine on the off day and then just last night was really dealing with it. He couldn\u2019t really throw well from the outfield,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n Boone said Yankees team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad was to read the imaging Saturday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n