New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge suffered a wrist injury during Thursday's contest against the Kansas City Royals.
According to Coley Harvey of ESPN, Judge was hit on the wrist with a first-inning pitch and taken to a hospital after an initial evaluation. Harvey noted Judge will undergo an MRI while there.
The Yankees slugger also had offseason shoulder surgery and said during spring training he wouldn't be fully ready until Opening Day, although he was durable in 2017 and appeared in 155 games.
The 26-year-old won the American League Rookie of the Year and a Silver Slugger award last season behind a slash line of .