Aaron Judge stepped back in the Yankees’ clubhouse on Thursday and is expected to be back in the lineup Friday against the Astros. He insists he’ll be at full speed after missing two months with a left oblique strain.
“When I get back on the field, I’ve got to play,’’ Judge said after completing a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday night. “I’m not gonna try to baby it or go at 80 percent. We’re in the major leagues. You’ve got to be at 100 percent, so I’m gonna go at 100 percent.