NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge already is progressing toward returning from the 10-day injured list when he’s first eligible after losing his campaign to keep playing with a right flexor strain.

The New York Yankees currently have their backs against the wall. After dropping the first two games of the weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies, they sit at 56-48 overall—6 1/2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East and clinging to a one-game cushion in the Wild Card race.