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Yankees to place Aaron Judge on 10-day IL with toe injury

NEW YORK -- For the second time this season, the New York Yankees will need to play without Aaron Judge.

New York plans to place its superstar slugger on the injured list with a contusion and a ligament sprain in his right big toe after Tuesday's loss to the Chicago White Sox. Judge does not have a fracture or break in his toe, according to team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad.

"The biggest thing now is trying to get the swelling out of there," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "He had some improvements today, but now we'll see where he is in the coming days and then week.