MINNEAPOLIS -- One went over the fence. Another went a little farther. With each swing, Aaron Judge came closer to crushing a ball into Lake Superior.
It was a sight the Yankees hadn't seen in more than a month: Their star slugger taking on-field batting practice, seemingly unbothered by his still-fractured right wrist.
With any luck for the Yankees, they'll have Judge back next week in time for potentially crucial home series with the Red Sox.
They didn't need him Monday.
A Gary Sanchez bomb and a late offensive breakthrough backed a sterling J.