But the Yankees still intend to use Judge in right on a fairly regular basis, even after Toronto manager John Schneider acknowledged the obvious following Friday’s game when he said the Blue Jays “wanted to test” Judge’s arm when they sent Daulton Varsho home from second base on Nathan Lukes’ two-out single to right.

Aaron Judge is less than 100 percent due to an elbow injury as he returns to right field for the Yankees in the middle of a playoff race.

The New York Yankees lost their series-opening contest against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night, dropping a 7-1 contest that leaves them four games back in the American League East. Afterward, the discourse was less about the game's outcome and more about how superstar Aaron Judge fared in his first appearance in the outfield since July 25.