The New York Yankees know their heartbeat often matches Aaron Judge’s health, and Saturday’s lineup proved that delicate truth once again.

Judge started in right field on Friday for the first time since his injured list return, raising hope among anxious fans.

But those hopes dimmed slightly when Saturday’s lineup placed Judge back at designated hitter , signaling lingering caution from Aaron Boone.

During Friday’s opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Judge displayed glimpses of uncertainty that couldn’t be ignored.

A throw home that seemed inevitable never came, a moment reminding everyone that recovery rarely follows a straight line.

He’s clearly not at “ten” on the health scale, yet he’s far from “one” either—stranded somewhere in between.

It was a quiet signal, like a violin sli

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