With just 10 days until Opening Day against the Washington Nationals, the Yankees definitely want to make sure they're as healthy as possible to begin the 2020 regular season.

Other than the health of DJ LeMahieu, Luis Cessa and Aroldis Chapman, who all tested positive for coronavirus and are in quarantine, Aaron Judge and Masahiro Tanaka are dealing with baseball-related injury problems.

Judge has been dealing with a stiff neck this week, and it's kept him out of baseball activities. Tanaka is working his way back from a concussion after getting hit by a line drive during his sim game.

But manager Aaron Boone gave some pretty positive updates on both players during his Zoom interview with reporters on Monday.

Starting with Judge, Boone said his neck is feeling "quite a bit better today," and the results meant getting in the indoor cages to put some work in at the plate. Boone didn't really seem concerned that Judge wouldn't be available for Opening Day, but he did say he is unsure if he will be available for the team's intrasquad scrimmage on Tuesday.

As for Tanaka, he was seen running in the outfield, which is a great sign. He was back in the team's facility the day after getting hit by Giancarlo Stanton, and Boone said he has been throwing and increasing his workload recently.

Both of those updates bode well for the Yankees' roster heading into the new season. Judge is an obvious, every day piece of the lineup while Tanaka pitches every fifth day. But both players will play a vital role in helping the Yankees reach their World Series aspirations in 2020.

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