Aaron Judge’s patience has just about run out.
The Yankees All-Star said Tuesday he may return to the lineup before his fractured right wrist is fully healed.
"It's getting better every couple of days. That's been the great thing," Judge said before the Yankees played the White Sox (via yankees.com). "It's still broken. I'm still waiting for it to heal, but there's some stuff that we can kind of get through. They told me I can play before it completely heals. I'm just trying to get better every day."
Judge, who has not been wearing a brace or cast on the wrist, has participated in baserunning and fielding drills but still hasn’t swung a bat since going on the DL on July 27.
The 26-year-old slugger said his return is still predicated on playing pain-free.
"The pain is going down," Judge said. "If it was a five two weeks ago, it's going down to a four. It's just kind of working its way down. We're just trying to get down to zero so we can move forward."
Before being hit by a pitch from the Royals' Jakob Junis on July 26 resulting in the fractured wrist, Judge was batting .285 with 26 home runs and 61 RBIs.