{"id":680555,"date":"2026-06-02T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/680555\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:21:09","slug":"is-aaron-judge-playing-tonight-why-yankees-star-is-out-of-lineup-vs-guardians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/680555\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Aaron Judge playing tonight? Why Yankees star is out of lineup vs. Guardians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/news\/aaron-judge-playing-yankees-star-out-lineup-vs-guardians\/7ffff95b54e99cb75317bce8?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Aaron Judge playing tonight? Why Yankees star is out of lineup vs. Guardians;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Is Aaron Judge playing tonight? Why Yankees star is out of lineup vs. Guardians&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Is Aaron Judge playing tonight? Why Yankees star is out of lineup vs. Guardians<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sporting News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a 5-1 road trip, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Yankees&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York Yankees<\/a> are back in the Bronx starting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Guardians;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cleveland Guardians&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> for the opener at Yankee Stadium, but there will be a significant name missing from the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Superstar right fielder <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/9877\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aaron Judge;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aaron Judge&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Judge<\/a> will start the game on the bench after the Yankees enjoyed an off day on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>This is nothing new for Judge and other guys on <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/ny-yankees\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York<\/a>&#8216;s roster, like the currently injured <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/8634\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Giancarlo Stanton;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Giancarlo Stanton&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>. Manager Aaron Boone has shown a propensity to give his sluggers two consecutive days off during the grueling 162-game season.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/news\/phillies-107-million-decision-genius-move-dave-dombrowski\/76fc1e955b0751762e4f0bb9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phillies extending Cristopher Sanchez to his $107 million deal was genius;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Phillies extending Cristopher Sanchez to his $107 million deal was genius&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Phillies extending Cristopher Sanchez to his $107 million deal was genius<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only other time the Yankees have two or more days off consecutively is during the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Judge is the back-to-back AL MVP, but has not had one of his unhuman-like hitting stretches thus far. Entering Tuesday, Judge is batting .248 with 17 home runs and 38 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of Judge in right field, utility infielder <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/60776\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jose Caballero;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jose Caballero&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Caballero<\/a> will man the position in Tuesday&#8217;s opener against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/9507\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jose Ramirez;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jose Ramirez&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Ramirez<\/a> and the Guardians.<\/p>\n<p>Update:\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Joelsherman1\/status\/2061903715632599347?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Post&#039;s Joel Sherman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Post&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York Post&#8217;s Joel Sherman<\/a> reports that Judge is out of the lineup due to shoulder soreness, per Boone.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Aaron Judge playing tonight? 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