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Judge has broken rib, no set time on return to lineup
TAMPA, FLA. » New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has a broken rib and it’s not clear whether he will need surgery, leaving doubt when he’ll be back in the lineup.
Manager Aaron Boone said he thought the star right fielder hurt himself making a diving catch late last season.
“Frustrated, especially with an injury that happened at the end of last year and still didn’t heal up,” Judge said. “At least we have an answer, so now we can start working on a solution. Overall, I’m just mad. I want to be out there with my team, especially in spring training. We’ve got a good team here, a good club. and we’ve got a lot of goals here in 2020.”
Judge will rest two weeks while recovering from the stress fracture to his first right rib. He hasn’t played in any spring training games while dealing with soreness in his right pectoral muscle and shoulder and has no timeline for a return.
“I want to be out there. but the first thing is you’ve got to this healed, get this right and then you can move forward,” Judge said.
Since winning the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year award, Judge has been limited to 112 games in 2018 (broken right wrist) and to 102 games last year (strained left oblique).
“To finally get an answer was good and bad,” Judge said. “I didn’t like hearing that I had a fracture in my rib, but to know what it is and we can move forward is kind of a relief.”
Tebow reassigned to minors
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. » Tim Tebow was reassigned to minor league camp by the New York
Mets after going 2 for 13 in spring training with his first extra-base hit in four years.
Tebow has a .151 average (11 for 73) in four spring trainings with the Mets. He batted .163 in 77 games last season at Triple-A Syracuse in his second straight injury-shortened season.
Peralta gets $15.5M Brewers deal
PHOENIX » Milwaukee pitcher Freddy Peralta gets a signing bonus of $1,174,800 as part of his $15.5 million, five-year contract with the Brewers, a deal with two club options that could be worth $30 million over seven seasons.
Peralta was 7-3 with a 5.29 ERA in eight starts and 31 relief appearances that totaled 85 innings last year.
Diamondbacks’ Leyba receives 80-game drug suspension
PHOENIX » Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Domingo Leyba was suspended for 80 games on Friday following a positive test under Major League Baseball’s drug program.
Leyba tested positive for the performanceenhancing substance Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic hit .280 with five RBIs in 21 games with the Diamondbacks last year.