NEW York Yankees manager Aaron Boone refused to make any predictions on when Aaron Judge would return from injury.
Judge, 31, was scheduled to take part in batting practice Saturday morning at spring training in Tampa, Florida.
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The power hitter and star outfielder has not played since last Sunday because of an abdominal issue.
Judge’s injury is a worry for the Yankees ahead of the new Major League Baseball season starting March 28.
He had an MRI scan this week which came back clear, but sat out of Friday’s practice.
Instead he worked out indoors both Friday and Saturday with batting practice thrown to him.
Judge was only seen on the outdoor field Saturday to go through defensive work and not hitting.
Yankees manager Boone said, “I’m not gonna predict anymore. I’m not worried about it. We’ll see.”
The 31-year-old has said he is eager to be ready for opening day against the Houston Astros next Thursday.
“What matters is being there in the regular season,” Judge said.
“So this is about making sure we’re ready to go when those games count.
“I just saw up Acuña has been out for two weeks. It’s better to miss the time now, than July, August when it really matters.
“So, it’s just about us being smart doing our thing and we’ll be out there when we need to.”
Judge was forced to miss 42 games last season after tearing a ligament in his foot.
He crashed into a fence at Dodger Stadium in June and suffered the injury to his toe.
The Yankees finished 82-80 last season and were fourth in the American League East division.