Aaron Judge was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Twins with lower right leg tightness.

Judge said afterwards that he has no plans to undergo imaging. It’s worth noting that New York’s next three games are on the road at Chase Field in Arizona, which is an artificial turf surface. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Judge receive some additional time off for precautionary reasons after being lifted for a pinch-hitter during the sixth inning of Wednesday’s series finale at Target Field. He finished 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts. It sounds like his early departure was out of an abundance of caution since the Yankees can’t afford to take any chances with his availability for the postseason. The lone encouraging takeaway is that the issue doesn’t appear to be related to his previous rib issue. There should be additional clarity on his status leading into Friday’s series opener against the Diamondbacks.