Aaron Judge had an MRI on his abs on Monday that came back clean, but the star outfielder told reporters on Tuesday that he will not swing a bat again until later this week at the earliest.

"There's no real need to push it," Judge explained, saying that his goal is to be ready for Opening Day.

While Judge won't swing a bat for the time being, he will continue doing defensive work.

The initial plan for Judge, who was held out of the lineup on Monday as the Yankees played split squad games, was to take batting practice Tuesday and return to the lineup Wednesday.

"I think just from swinging from November all the way until now, every single day, it put some wear and tear on it," Judge told reporters, including Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, about his issue. "Especially coming back after a [right] toe injury when your mechanics are a little messed up and you’re just working on some things.

"I think it’s just part of being a baseball player every day. I’d rather take a couple of days now when these games don’t matter than miss some games in April or May."

Judge had been pulled after two at-bats on Sunday, with Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealing on Monday that the star outfielder was "mid-spring beat up."

When asked on Sunday why Judge was pulled after two at-bats, Boone said it had been pre-planned.

Judge echoed that, saying that he had told Boone he was cool with whatever worked when it came to his playing time on Sunday.

In 14 at-bats this spring, Judge is hitting .143 with a .464 OPS.

Judge played in only 106 games in 2023 due to a toe injury, but was the picture of health in 2021 and 2022, playing in 148 and 157 games, respectively.

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