ARLINGTON, Texas -- Aaron Judge could be back in the New York Yankees ' lineup as early as Tuesday, when their captain is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list after being sidelined because of a flexor strain in his right elbow.

Judge hit off Yankees minor league pitchers at the team's complex in Tampa, Florida, for the second day in a row Monday before flying to Texas, where he was seen in the dugout during the opener of a three-game series. Manager Aaron Boone said the two-time American League MVP could be available Tuesday.

"I don't want to say definitely because I haven't seen him yet, but I think that's the plan," Boone said before the game.

Judge hasn't played since July 25 because of the elbow strain. An MRI showed no acute damage to his ulnar collateral ligament, and

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