Is Aaron Judge injured? Yankees MVP pulled from game early

The Yankees have their playoff spot. What they still need is Aaron Judge's' body to finally cooperate. New York's star left Wednesday's series finale in Minneapolis with a leg issue during the sixth inning with no team explanation. The New York Yankees captain had just returned on Sept. 8 from the 60-day injured list after missing 99 days with a broken rib.

The Yankees announced later that he left with lower right leg tightness. He was replaced by Heliot Ramos for his sixth-inning at-bat.

Judge dismissed the issue as precautionary and something he expected while ramping back up from his rib injury.

"There's going to be little things like this that come up, and I just thought it'd be best instead of pushing through it like I normally do, (to come out)," Judge told reporters. "I don't want to cost the team wins down the road."

Judge declined to clarify what the issue was, saying "lower body" when asked where he was hurt.

Manager Aaron Boone told reporters in Minneapolis that Judge will get treatment on Thursday, an off day for the Yankees, and then they will see where he is. Boone said he was not sure exactly where Judge's…

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