Aaron Judge out for Yankees opener against Guardians in mysterious move

The Yankees are back in action in The Bronx, but Aaron Judge is absent from the lineup.The slugger, in the midst of a turbulent season offensively, is taking a seat for the series-opener against the Guardians following the Bombers’ off-day on Monday.Whether it’s an attempt to get the right fielder an extra day of rest or something else is at play remains to be seen.Judge, the AL’s back-to-back reigning MVP, is batting .248 with 17 homers and 38 RBIs in 59 games entering Tuesday’s slate.He’s mired in a 22-game stretch in which he is 17-for-82 with just six extra-base hits, 14 walks and 26 strikeouts — well off his usual superhuman numbers.There is not much concern coming from the Yankees, who are confident a breakout is coming.“He’s so steady in who he is,’’ manager Aaron Boone said.

“He’s always one little hot streak [away] from having no peers in the game — which he’s been now for several years.… He’s always just an at-bat away or a couple games away from going on one of those stretches where [you say] ‘Wow, this is an all-timer.’ ”Utilityman Jose Caballero will take over in right field for the night, batting seventh....