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07/05 19:56 CDT Aaron Judge gets struck in the face by a toss from Yankees
teammate Anthony Volpe
Aaron Judge gets struck in the face by a toss from Yankees teammate Anthony
Volpe
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Yankees star Aaron Judge was struck in the face by a toss
from teammate Anthony Volpe as they were coming off the field after the fifth
inning of Saturday's 12-6 loss to the New York Mets.
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.
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.
The ball went to Volpe, and the shortstop made a high, arcing throw in Judge's
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.
"Yeah, I mean, confusion. I didn't know what happened initially. I just saw
kind of a, what felt like something happened," Yankees manager Aaron Boone
said. "So yeah, of course I was concerned. Had a little cut. In the end I don't
think anything too serious, obviously. But yeah, initially, obviously very
concerned."
The sloppy Yankees were handed their sixth consecutive defeat, matching a
season worst.
"It's been a terrible week," Boone said.
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.
"Just got to play better. That's what it comes down to. Just fundamentals.
Making the routine play routine," said Judge, the Yankees' captain. "It's just
the little things. That's what it kind of comes down to --- but every good team
goes through a couple bumps in the road.
"We'll clean some things up. We know what we need to do. We'll take care of
business."
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