Yankees activate Judge from injured list

The New York Yankees activated outfielder Aaron Judge from the injured list before Tuesday’s game against the Braves in Atlanta.

Judge was shelved with an ailing right calf after hitting .290 with nine homers and 20 RBIs in 17 games.

His return provides a boost to a lineup that went 1-for-21 with runners in scoring position during a series last week against the Tampa Bay Rays.

In other moves, the Yankees placed left-hander Luis Avilan on the 10-day injured list with shoulder inflammation, retroactive to Saturday.

The team also recalled infielder-outfielder Miguel Andujar and right-hander Brooks Kriske from its alternate training site.

INJURED METS

New York Mets infielder Andres Gimenez and catcher Tomas Nido were placed on the injured list for undisclosed reasons Tuesday, hours before the Mets were scheduled to resume play following a five-day shutdown after a player and a coach tested positive for the coronavirus.

In addition, third base coach Gary DiSarcina and bench coach Hensley Meulens are also away from the team for undisclosed reasons.

The Mets have said they will not identify their players and staff members who test positive for the coronavirus. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Monday that the player and coach, who tested positive Wednesday, developed symptoms but are feeling better. He also said there were four players or coaches who tested negative but were in close contact with the infected men. That quartet was scheduled to

travel back to New York on Monday.

To replace Gimenez and Nido on the active roster, the Mets recalled outfielder Juan Lagares and catcher Patrick Mazeika from their alternate training site in Brooklyn. Catcher Ali Sanchez was also recalled to serve as the 29th man for the doubleheader against the Miami Marlins.

The Mets also announced Tony DeFrancesco will serve as the third base coach and quality control coach Brian Schneider will add bench coach to his duties.

CLEVINGER BACK

Cleveland Indians starter

Mike Clevinger will pitch Wednesday for the first time since breaking team rules and Major League Baseball COVID-19 protocols and being demoted for 10 days.

Clevinger will return and pitch the series finale against the AL Centralleading Minnesota Twins. The right-hander last pitched on Aug. 5 at Cincinnati. Three days later, he and Zach Plesac violated the team’s code of conduct by going out to dinner and risking exposure to the coronavirus.

The actions of the freespirited Clevinger drew the wrath of teammates, who expressed their unhappiness with him and Plesac during at a team meeting in Detroit. Afterward, the team optioned Clevinger and Plesac to the club’s

alternate training site in Eastlake, Ohio.

The Indians were most upset that Clevinger didn’t initially admit to going out in Chicago with Plesac, who was driven back to Cleveland by a car service. Clevinger flew on the team plane and potentially risked others contracting the virus if he had been exposed.

Adam Plutko, who took Clevinger’s spot in the rotation, recently said his teammates “hurt us bad. They lied to us.”

Manager Terry Francona, who has been away from the team following surgery, said Clevinger and Plesac would have to work on getting back trust from their teammates.

Clevinger has been mentioned in numerous trade scenarios as the Aug. 31 deadline nears.

Frank Franklin II / AP The Yankees activated outfield Aaron Judge before Tuesday’s scheduled game against the Braves. The game was postponed because of rain.