Judge (ribs) won't face live pitching before the Yankees return home next week, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Judge took batting practice on the field Friday and appears on track to return during the team's upcoming homestand which runs from Sept. 8-13. However, Hoch suggests a return for the very start of that homestand is unlikely with Judge still yet to check the final box in his recovery program. Instead, Hoch is "unofficially circling" Sept. 11 as the likely target date for Judge's return.