Yankees captain Aaron Judge didn't start Tuesday night in Toronto after being in the lineup 22 games in a row and 45 of 46.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is not playing on Tuesday against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Judge will take a seat after playing in the team's last 22 games, but the Yankees could hold him out the rest of the way to close out the 2023 regular season with nothing on the line.

In Cole’s last start, only two Blue Jays reached base. Brandon Belt led off the second with a double, then made it a two-hit game with a two-out single in the seventh off Cole, who struck out five and didn’t walk anyone.

Manager Aaron Boone said it's not yet time to talk about shutting down the slugger, who has hit .211 with 12 homers since returning from injury on July 28.

"My understanding is no," Aaron Boone said. "I've kind of felt that way for a while. The belief is that it's gone about as well as it [could] since he's come back."

New York Yankees season has been an abject disappointment. That disappointment played out Monday night in the form of a nearly empty Yankees Stadium. A day after the Yankees were eliminated from the postseason,