NEW YORK -- New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge faced live pitching on Sunday for the first time since tearing a ligament in his right toe on June 3.
In a simulated game against Jonathan Loaisiga, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, Judge saw 16 pitches. He did not put any balls in play but fouled off four pitches, including one to the upper deck behind home plate.
"To be able to take pitches where your swing says no, those are tests that he's got to go through in working his way back," manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees concluded a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals.