WATCH: What are Yankees' options with Aaron Judge out? Trade for Curtis Granderson?

by Felix Pantaleón

Yankees beat reporter Brendan Kuty discusses the team’s possible options with star right fielder Aaron Judge missing the next month following a broken wrist he suffered in the 7-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, July 26, 2018 (7/26/18) at Yankee Stadium.

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NEW YORK — Now what?

Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge will likely miss the next month while nursing a fractured wrist he suffered in a 7-2 win over the Royals at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.

Judge took a 93-mph fastball off the wrist in the first inning. He came out in the fourth inning.

Watch Yankees beat reporter Brendan Kuty break down some of the team’s options in the video above.

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Below, notes from the Yankees’ PR staff following the victory.

DH Aaron Judge (1-for-1, 1R, 1HP) was removed from the game for PH (Andujar) in the fourth after being hit in the right wrist by a pitch in the first
inning…was seen by Yankees Head Team Physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad and will undergo an MRI at NewYork Presbyterian.

Is batting .375 (66-for-176) with 45R, 13 doubles, 18HR, 44RBI and 40BB at Yankee Stadium this season, hitting safely in 41-of-49 home games.
Has at least 1H and 1R in each of his last seven home games, matching Miguel Andujar (4/8-23) for the longest such streak by a Yankee this
season…is 14-for-26 (.538) with 4HR in those games.

The Yankees are 3-1 vs. the Royals in 2018…are 16-5 in the last 21 games between the clubs (since 5/25/15) and 27-13 in the last 40 matchups (since 5/22/12)…are 10-2 at home vs. Kansas City since the start of 2015.

Are 14-4 (.778) vs. the AL Central this season, the highest winning percentage of any team against a division in its league this season…are 18-4 in their last 22G vs. AL Central teams (since 9/18/17)…are 40-17 (.702) outside the AL East this season.
Are 35-14 at Yankee Stadium this season, including 30-9 since 4/21.
Are 29G over .500, 1G shy of their season high (30G over .500 twice, at 61-31 on 7/12 and 62-32 on 7/14).
Are 47-8 (.855) when scoring first this season.

Brendan Kuty may be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @BrendanKutyNJ. Find NJ.com Yankees on Facebook.

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