New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone reversed course on the status of star Aaron Judge on Tuesday, saying he should be able to return to the field this season after earlier casting doubt on whether that would happen.

Judge has been limited to being a designated hitter since being activated from the injured list on Aug. 5 after a stint there due to a flexor strain in his right elbow.

Boone told radio station WFAN on Tuesday that there is no timetable on a fielding return for Judge.

"I don't think we're going to see him throwing like he normally does at any point this year, but that's OK," Boone told WFAN. "We've got to feel like he can go out there and protect himself."

Judge said those comments took him surprise, leading him to push back on the Yankees manager.

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