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- Updated: September 15, 2016
NEW YORK — The wince that Aaron Judge displayed after a mighty cut on Tuesday may have accompanied one of his final swings of his first year in the big leagues, as Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the rookie is considered likely to miss the rest of the regular season. The club announced after Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to the Dodgers that Judge is being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a Grade 2 right oblique strain.
Before the Yanks announced Judge was going on the DL, Cashman said the injury Judge sustained in Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over the Dodgers is expected to put the 24-year-old on the shelf for the remainder of the Yanks’ playoff push.
“These things usually take a while, so we’ll get a better feel for it, but [returning in the] regular season — I don’t see how that’s possible,” Cashman said.
Cashman said it is possible Judge could return if the Yankees have a deep postseason run. For the moment, outfielder Mason Williams was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.
Williams projects as an extra bat off the bench, with additional playing time on deck for Tyler Austin and Rob Refsnyder.
“You can look at a platoon situation. There’s a lot of different things you can do with Mason,” manager Joe Girardi said. “He’s a very good outfielder as well. He’s …
