Aaron Judge, New York's superstar slugger and leading candidate in the AL MVP race, will be placed on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, Boone told reporters on Saturday. There is no tear to the UCL.

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 New York.

Judge initially hurt his elbow in Toronto on Tuesday and had difficulty throwing in Friday's game against the Phillies.