If you're a New York Yankees teammate of Aaron Judge, you probably don't want to hurt Aaron Judge. Anthony Volpe didn't quite heed that principle on Saturday evening. When Judge was running off the field between innings, Volpe tossed a baseball his way. Judge didn't see it coming, and it bonked him right in the head.

The Yankees are now one game back of the Blue Jays in the AL East. It was their first four-game sweep in Toronto in franchise history.

Yankees star Aaron Judge was struck in the face by a toss from teammate Anthony Volpe as they were coming off the field after the fifth inning of Saturday's 12-6 loss to the New York Mets. Judge came to bat in the sixth with a small bandage that was still affixed near his right eye after the game.

The New York Yankees cannot catch a break in July, and received crushing news on starter Clarke Schmidt after he was sent to the IL.

The Yankees endured a nightmare of a week and learned Saturday that Clarke Schmidt may need Tommy John surgery on his elbow.

The New York Yankees' pitching staff suffered another tough blow on Saturday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Clarke Schmidt will "likely" have Tommy John surgery, which would put an end to his 2025 season—and possibly cost him the majority of the 2026 season as well.