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What happened to Aaron Judge? Live injury updates for Yankees vs. Twins on 9/16/26

What happened to Aaron Judge? Live injury updates for Yankees vs. Twins on 9/16/26

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By: Garion Thorne

UPDATE: Aaron Judge left Wednesday’s game due to right lower leg tightness.


Down 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning, Aaron Judge was pulled from today’s game versus the Twins for pinch-hitter Heliot Ramos. Judge was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts in his two plate appearances before his exit.

The timing of the removal is notable and worrying, as Judge was already given an off-day on Tuesday.

As you would expect, especially for a player who did not take a single rehab at-bat, Judge has struggled since returning from the IL, hitting .174 (4-for-23) with 13 strikeouts and just a single extra-base hit — his 18th home run of 2026 on Monday.

Stay tuned to DK Network for the latest updates on this possible injury.

Garion is a Toronto-based writer who has been playing fantasy sports since elementary school. With a particular affinity for advanced statistics and sabermetrics, he’s been covering DFS Baseball, Football and Basketball for DraftKings dating back to 2018. Prior to that, Garion’s work could be found at FNTSY, SportsGrid, HoopsHype, The New York Daily News and Sportsnet.ca. Still, he is a Dolphins fan, so his decision-making can be questioned from time-to-time.
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