The Yankees purchased the contract of talented prospect Aaron Judge on Saturday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and the outfielder is expected to finish the season with the team.
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Judge, 24, was hitting .270/.366/.489 with 19 homers and 65 RBI in 93 games in Triple-A. Judge is the 27th ranked prospect by MLB.com.
Tyler Austin was also called up Saturday. Both Judge and Austin will start on Saturday after the Yankees released Alex Rodriguez as expected.
Tyler Austin AND Aaron Judge in today's #Yankees lineup: pic.twitter.com/APLoSr0Jv4
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 13, 2016
From the looks of things, Judge couldn't wait to get to work
Aaron Judge was with his parents at a Dinosaur BBQ in Rochester last night when he got the call. Took one bite, got the rest to go.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 13, 2016
Austin, also 24, was slashing .323/.415/.637 with 13 homers and 49 RBI in 57 games in Triple-A.
With all of the Yankees' recent loses, both players should see plenty of action. However, Judge is the more intriguing fantasy option because he will likely start every day.