NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge is playing simulated games at the New York Yankees' training complex in Tampa, Florida, as he gets closer to returning from a toe injury.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Judge's status is "day by day" and he didn't know if the slugger would require a minor league rehab assignment before coming off the injured list.
When asked Tuesday if Judge could possibly play for New York at first-place Baltimore this weekend, Boone said: "I wouldn't rule anything out."
Last year's AL MVP has been sidelined since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3 when he crashed into the right-field fence while making a catch at Dodger Stadium.