Aaron Judge activated from injured list: Biggest questions facing Yankees with three-time MVP back in lineup

For the first time since May 31, two-time reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge will be in the lineup for the New York Yankees on Tuesday as they host the Colorado Rockies. The Yankees have activated Judge from the injured list on Monday night, and he will look to help them win the AL East and then go on a run in the postseason. New York has 19 games remaining in the regular season.

"I wanted to be back June 1, but that didn't happen," Judge said this past weekend (via MLB.com). "… We'll be back out there and continue to play smart, especially in the rest of this year and then going into the postseason."

Judge, 35, suffered the injury on a diving catch in late April, but played through it for more than a month. He played 59 games before going on the injured list and hit .248/.375/.533 with 17 home runs, including .171/.271/.293 in his final 11 games on the active roster. Despite being out since May 31, Judge is still top-30 among all outfielders with 2.2 WAR.

The Yankees have averaged only 4.06 runs per game since Judge last played, the fifth fewest in baseball. They've gone…

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