New York Yankees fans incredibly relieved by Aaron Judge narrowly avoiding injury after scary slide: "He gave us all a heart attack"

Aaron Judge attempted to steal third early in the New York Yankees' match against the Minnesota Twins. He came up short and was tagged out, but the more pressing fact was that he came up holding his hand and immediately went into the tunnel.Judge has had injury concerns before, missing a lot of games in 2018 and 2019 due to various issues. This sent the Yankees' fanbase, which has seen their team limp to a 13-11 record, into a panic.Bryan Hoch ⚾️@BryanHochAaron Judge is back in the Yankees' dugout and strapped his elbow guard back on, which would seem to indicate he plans to take his next at-bat. So ... all good?75647Aaron Judge is back in the Yankees' dugout and strapped his elbow guard back on, which would seem to indicate he plans to take his next at-bat. So ... all good?Since Judge was the DH, he didn't have to take the field and he eventually returned to the dugout and even took another at-bat, working a walk and eventually scoring. His fourth at-bat resulted in a single, too.Judge hasn't been as good as he was last year, posting a measly (for his standards) 141 wRC+. Still, the Yankees have had very little offensive production save for an 11 runs in four innings outburst on Wednesday.Judge knows the offense is struggling, as fans do well. They know that if he gets hurt, it will be a long season.Stephen J. Mitchell@CBNerd@BryanHoch They'll have to drag him kicking and screaming off the field. He knows how bad this offense is right now. If he goes on the IL for any length of time we might as well start looking ahead to next year.2@BryanHoch They'll have to drag him kicking and screaming off the field. He knows how bad this offense is right now. If he goes on the IL for any length of time we might as well start looking ahead to next year.Patricia 🐬@Patricia_89He gave us all a heart attack. twitter.com/bryanhoch/stat…Bryan Hoch ⚾️@BryanHochAaron Judge is back in the Yankees' dugout and strapped his elbow guard back on, which would seem to indicate he plans to take his next at-bat. So ... all good?76247Aaron Judge is back in the Yankees' dugout and strapped his elbow guard back on, which would seem to indicate he plans to take his next at-bat. So ... all good?He gave us all a heart attack. twitter.com/bryanhoch/stat…The Luckiest Man@GehrigOfficial@BryanHoch This is why not just anyone is a captain. It’s sad that this is so rare these days.@BryanHoch This is why not just anyone is a captain. It’s sad that this is so rare these days.Zachery Goldstein@ZacheryGoldste4@BryanHoch Maybe he’s betting with one hand5@BryanHoch Maybe he’s betting with one handJB Bickerstaff@jb9_6@BryanHoch352@BryanHoch https://t.co/FIuodckoioDamn that’s crazy@Earl_Cumshot@BryanHoch In before after the game Boone says he’s going on the IL because we can’t have nice things@BryanHoch In before after the game Boone says he’s going on the IL because we can’t have nice thingsLeticiaK yankee fan@Leticia22930913@BryanHoch I hope and pray he is OK !🏻1@BryanHoch I hope and pray he is OK !🙏🏻Royce Bascomb@royce_bascomb@BryanHoch Thank god@BryanHoch Thank godThe Yankees fanbase experienced a severe rollercoaster of emotion today. When Judge ran to the tunnel, the entire community held its breath. When he returned to action, they were finally able to release it.Some fans are still concerned, but if there was any possibility of an injury, they would have removed him. Even in a blowout, he's had two more at bats and walked and singled, so the concerns can likely be forgotten.Aaron Judge's injury concerns are a thing of the pastWhile it is true that certain players like Giancarlo Stanton appear to be &quot;injury-prone&quot;, injuries are random and can happen to anyone at any time. Aaron Judge's injury-prone label from a few years ago was the product of a couple of unfortunate events.Aaron Judge's injuries are in the pastStill, he has successfully shed the label, which was previously the biggest and only knock on his game. Judge said he knew that availability was key and he didn't miss any time with injury last year and looks poised to repeat that feat this season.

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