Yanks’ Judge warned about tampering

Major League Baseball told New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge his comments attempting to recruit Baltimore shortstop Manny Machado violate the sport’s tampering rules, and Judge said he has learned the lesson.

When the Yankees played the Orioles in Sarasota on Wednesday, Judge encountered Machado on the field before the game.

“Adding him to our lineup that we’ve already got, it’d be something special,” Judge told reporters. “I told him, ‘You’d look good in pinstripes.’”

Machado is eligible for free agency after this season, part of a class that includes Bryce Harper and Josh Donaldson.

MLB said in a statement: “We have been in contact with the Yankees. They communicated to us that Mr. Judge’s off-the-cuff comments were not appropriate and not authorized by the club. They will speak to him to make sure that this does not happen again.”

Judge and GM Brian Cashman had a brief conversation about the matter.

“It just kind of came up in passing,” Judge said Thursday. “Now I know. You learn something new every day.”

Slugger Mark Trumbo will start the season on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right quad. Manager Buck Showalter said Trumbo will miss a minimum of three to four weeks. Trumbo missed a week with the quad injury and returned to action Wednesday against the Yankees. He felt discomfort after the game and had an MRI on Thursday.

Catcher Stephen Vogt will not be ready for the season opener because of a shoulder strain, manager Craig Counsell said.

Chris Archer was picked as the opening day starter for a franchise-record fourth straight season.

Manager Mickey Callaway said Noah Syndergaard will start against St. Louis on opening day.

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