Yankees' Aaron Judge says he's OK after Volpe throw leaves him with cut next to eye

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News on Jul 5, 2025

Published in Baseball

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NEW YORK — Aaron Judge said he was fine after an across-the-field throw struck him in the face, leaving the Yankees captain with a cut next to his right eye.

The scare occurred after the final out of the fifth inning in Saturday’s 12-6 loss to the Mets at Citi Field as Yankees defenders tossed the ball amongst each other on the way to the dugout.

Anthony Volpe unleashed a long throw from foul territory in the direction of an unsuspecting Judge, who was hit as he reached the infield dirt coming back from right field.

“Of course I was concerned,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Had a little cut. In the end, I don’t think anything too serious, obviously. But yeah, initially, [I was] very concerned.”

Judge received a bandage over the cut but remained in the game.

It’s typical for MLB players to throw the ball around after an inning-ending out. In this particular instance, Mark Vientos had lined out to second baseman Oswald Peraza to finish the frame.

Boone said he did not know if Volpe always throws to Judge in such scenarios.

“You’ll see strike three, and the catcher will throw it to an infielder,” Boone said. “They’ll throw it to each other. I think every team kind of does that. They’ll throw the ball to each other as they’re running off.”

Judge, the reigning American League MVP, leads the majors with a .361 average and a 1.202 OPS, while his 32 home runs and 71 RBI also rank among the league leaders.

He wasn’t the only Yankee to avoid a serious injury on Saturday.

Austin Wells was struck in the helmet by a Vientos foul ball in the third inning, prompting home plate umpire Laz Diaz to request medical attention for the catcher.

Wells was then visited by Boone and a trainer, the latter of whom put the catcher through tests, including having him follow his finger with his eyes.

“He’s gotten a bunch of foul tips this year, so our radar is up for something like that, probably even more than normal,” Boone said. “He checked out OK.”

Wells described the extended visit as precautionary.

“For me, not too scary,” Wells said. “That’s just part of the position.”

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