AARON JUDGE was left bloodied after being smashed by a ball thrown by his own New York Yankees teammate.
Judge was leaving the field following the bottom of the fourth inning in the second instalment of the Yankees’ Subway Series against the Mets when Anthony Volpe chucked a ball in his direction.
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But Judge was not expecting the throw while coming in from right field and the ball sailed straight into his face.
It broke his sunglasses and left him bleeding from his right eye.
Fortunately the Yankees star appeared to avoid any serious injuries despite the ball coming from quite a distance.
Judge was able to continue playing and returned to the field for the bottom of the fifth with a bandage near his right eye.
It was the latest clanger for Volpe in what has been a bad 2025 season so far for the 24-year-old.
On Friday he was replaced by pinch-hitter Trent Grisham in the top of the ninth of a one-run game against the Mets – which ended in a fifth straight loss for the Yankees.
“The competitor in you wants to be out there and help the team and you feel like you can, but those things are out of my control,’ Volpe said.
“What is [in my control] is just putting in the work and earning those at-bats. Earning every at-bat.”
The Yankees have dropped from first place in the AL East in recent weeks after Toronto Blue Jays overtook them.
A 3-7 record in their last 10 has seen them falter, and a .545 win percentage is far below expectations after last season’s World Series run.
The Yankees were also dealt another huge injury blow with pitcher Clarke Schmidt tearing his UCL and requires season-ending surgery.
Schmidt played on Thursday but left the game early with forearm soreness and Boone later revealed he would head for MRIs and further analysis.
