Yankees captain Aaron Judge was struck near his right eye by a tossed baseball between innings Saturday against the Mets.

New York Yankees superstar slugger Aaron Judge took a ball to the face via friendly fire during Saturday's road stand against the New York Mets. During an inning shift, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe accidentally hit Judge in the face. The game replay makes it look like pretty gnarly contact, but Judge just needed a bandage to return to the game.

The Yankees are reportedly calling on one of their young talents after losing Clarke Schmidt to an injury. New York is planning on promoting young right-hander Cam Schlittler to make his MLB debut on Tuesday or Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post.

The New York Yankees' pitching staff suffered another tough blow on Saturday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Clarke Schmidt will "likely" have Tommy John surgery, which would put an end to his 2025 season—and possibly cost him the majority of the 2026 season as well.

SportsLine's model has simulated New York vs. Toronto 10,000 times and released its MLB picks for Wednesday night

The Mets (+155 underdog moneyline odds to win) take the field at home against the Yankees (-186). The New York Yankees will give the start to Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season,