New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge was activated off the 10-day injured list Tuesday after being sidelined since July 25 because of a flexor strain in his right elbow.
Manager Aaron Boone on Monday said Judge would serve as the designated hitter when he first returned to the lineup against the Texas Rangers. The Yankees have lost four consecutive games.
Giancarlo Stanton has been the Yankees' starting DH for all of his 32 games this season. He sat out the first 70 games of the season because of inflammation in the tendons of both elbows, and Boone said he wouldn't play the outfield in Texas if Judge did DH during the series.