TORONTO — Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was back in the Yankee Stadium batter’s box late Thursday morning. Judge didn’t take any swings, but he was out there track pitches while rehabbing reliever Mark Leiter Jr., threw a live BP.

Aaron Judge rehab progress encouraging according to Yankees manager originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It’s a start for Aaron Judge, but the Yankees are not in the clear yet. The New York Yankees slugger will begin hitting off a tee in the next few days in anticipation of coming off the injured list and starting as a designated hitter.

One day after Aaron Judge started his hitting progression, the Yankees superstar took another step in his recovery from a right elbow flexor strain.