Yankees place outfielder Trent Grisham on injured list. Aaron Judge takes batting practice again

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Yankees placed center fielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Saturday and recalled outfielder Jasson Domínguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Also on Saturday, three-time MVP Aaron Judge took batting practice on the field for a second straight day and ran the bases again as he works toward returning from a broken right rib.

Grisham said he felt something in his hamstring Friday night while getting thrown out trying to steal second base in the second inning of a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the San Diego Padres. In the bottom of the inning, he had a hard time getting to Xander Bogaerts' RBI single. He was taken out in the third.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Grisham was due to have tests either later Saturday or when the team returns to New York.

“I know he's already moving around, doing stuff today. He felt a little bit better today,” said Boone, who added the injury is in a different spot than when Grisham was hurt earlier this season.

Boone said it's too early to know if Grisham will be back before the end of the season.

The Yankees currently hold the top American League wild-card spot.

Rookie outfielder Spencer Jones, who is from northern San Diego County, started in center field Saturday while Heliot Ramos was in right field.

Grisham is hitting .211 with 18 homers and 59 RBIs.

He played with the Padres from 2020 through 2023 before being traded to the Yankees along with Juan Soto in a seven-player blockbuster Dec. 7, 2023.

Boone said Judge has been hitting every day, either on the field or in indoor batting cages.

“He's just ramping it up a lot on the volume," Boone said. "Physically he's to the point where he needs to be, it's about just doing it a lot. That's ultimately what you're trying to replicate, is being out there for nine innings, playing for three hours, sit down, get up, those kind of things. Just replicating that.

“He's in a good spot," Boone added.

The Yankees don't have a return date set for Judge.

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge looks on during a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge smiles towards fans during a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice, left, Spencer Jones, center, and Aaron Judge, right, lean on the dugout rail in the first inning during a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge looks on from the dugout in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)

New York Yankees' Trent Grisham reacts after an inside pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the Southern 500 after lightning canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Saturday.

Reddick won a season-high five times this season, including the Darlington race in March, and starts NASCAR's playoffs as the No. 3 seed behind regular-season champion Denny Hamlin and 2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney at No. 2.

Reddick welcomed the qualifying rainout, knowing how well he and his Trackhouse Racing No. 45 Toyota ran in the spring, calling it a “best-case scenario."

“With how we ran last spring, we're rock solid and expect more of the same tomorrow,” he said.

Daniel Suarez, also in the 16-field playoffs, starts on the front row next to Reddick.

Chase drivers Ryan Preece and Hamlin are third and fourth on the grid.

The others competing in the 10-race Chase are Austin Cindric (sixth), Chase Briscoe (seventh), Christopher Bell (11th), Joey Logano (13th), Bubba Wallace (17th), Chase Elliott (18th), William Byron (20th), Blaney (24th), Kyle Larson (25th), Ty Gibbs (28th), Carson Hocevar (34th) and Chris Buescher (35th).

The field was set by NASCAR metrics, with 70% determined from last week's Daytona results and 30% based on owner's points.

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Tyler Reddick (45) leads the pack on the first lap of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)