The New York Yankees were looking at a potentially devastating injury for star Aaron Judge, but now it appears that the team may have avoided the worst.

NEW YORK — Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Saturday against Philadelphia and was sent for imaging of his right elbow, a worrying development for a team that has been sliding down the standings for two months. “Obviously concerned,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “We’ll wait and see as they read the imaging.”