New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge will be placed on the injured list after being diagnosed with a flexor strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Saturday.

Aaron Judge, New York's superstar slugger and leading candidate in the AL MVP race, will be placed on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, Boone told reporters on Saturday. There is no tear to the UCL.

Yankees captain Aaron Judge will go on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, but a scan showed no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of the two-time AL MVP.