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<p>MOOSIC &#8212; The Judge is getting ready to hold court again.</p><p>New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his rehab stint with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday evening, making his return to Moosic while recovering from a left oblique strain.</p><p>&#8220;Yankees fans always show up and support here at PNC Field,&#8221; Aaron Judge told members of the media before Tuesday&#8217;s tilt with the Norfolk Tides. &#8220;When you haven&#8217;t seen professional pitchers in two months, it&#8217;s hard. I&#8217;m not too worried about results. It don&#8217;t matter. As long as I&#8217;m getting good at bats and ready pitches, I&#8217;ll be happy.&#8221;</p><p>The 2017 American League Rookie of the Year has been on the injured list since April 20. Since then, Judge has been relegated to watching on the sidelines.</p><p>&#8220;Anytime you don&#8217;t get to do what you love, it&#8217;s not a fun time,&#8221; Judge said.</p><p>Judge joined the RailRiders on the road against the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, this past weekend going 1-for-12 with six strikeouts and an RBI.</p><p>&#8220;The biggest thing was taking a full swing comfortably and also the check swing,&#8221; Judge said. &#8220;We did a couple of those down in Durham. No setbacks so I&#8217;m game ready.&#8221;</p><p>Unlike many of Judge&#8217;s major league counterparts who&#8217;ve rehabbed at PNC Field, the Yankees right fielder knows the friendly confines well.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to be back here in Scranton and get the chance to play in front of the fans and be in front of a winning club,&#8221; Judge said after his round in the batting cage. &#8220;I&#8217;m just looking forward to getting into some games and getting back to New York.&#8221;</p><p>Judge played 154 games for the RailRiders in parts of 2015 and 2016. He mashed 27 home runs and 93 RBI.</p><p>Many believed Judge wouldn&#8217;t return until after the All-Star break, but he has made strong strides in returning to manager Aaron Boone&#8217;s lineup in the Bronx.</p><p>According to MLB.com, Boone spoke about Judge&#8217;s path back to the bigs.</p><p>&#8220;He feels good,&#8221; Boone said. &#8220;I think he&#8217;d prefer being back already. But I think the nature of the injury and just how we&#8217;ve had to bring him back, I think it&#8217;s important that he gets a couple more games down in there where he&#8217;s in the field, bouncing back, running the bases, those kinds of things.</p><p>&#8220;So he&#8217;s doing really well, he feels good, he feels like he&#8217;s ready. I&#8217;m excited to see him here in a few days.&#8221;</p><p>Since his injury, the Yankees have used Mike Tauchman, Clint Frazier, Cameron Maybin, Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks, Thairo Estrada and Tyler Wade in the outfield.</p><p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve been doing great,&#8221; Judge said of the Bronx Bombers&#8217; next-man-up mentality. &#8220;I saw firsthand down in spring training what depth we had down here at all levels, even the guys we had on the bench in the big leagues. It&#8217;s been fun to see them produce.&#8221;</p><p>Judge also mentioned his excitement for new teammate Edwin Encarnacion, who was recently acquired via trade from the Seattle Mariners.</p><p>&#8220;Anytime you can add the AL leader in home runs to a potent offense is pretty good,&#8221; Judge said. &#8220;It&#8217;s going to make a splash. I know we are all going to welcome him with open arms. I&#8217;m looking forward to getting a chance to hit in that lineup with him. It should be fun.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m talking with everyone. Everybody&#8217;s got questions. I love talking baseball with anyone. These guys are all major leaguers.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Aaron Judge takes batting practice at PNC Field Tuesday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_Image-51-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Aaron Judge takes batting practice at PNC Field Tuesday afternoon. </caption0><photoCredit0>Dan Stokes | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_Image-52-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge speaks to members of the media after mashing home runs during batting practice on Tuesday at PNC Field. Judge is with the RailRiders on a rehab stint for a left oblique strain. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_Image-52-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge speaks to members of the media after mashing home runs during batting practice on Tuesday at PNC Field. Judge is with the RailRiders on a rehab stint for a left oblique strain. </caption1><photoCredit1>Dan Stokes | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Dan Stokes</p><p>dstokes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Dan Stokes at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @ByDanStokes</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Rehabbing Aaron Judge holds court in his return to PNC Field with RailRiders