All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge was among six New York Yankees players who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, forcing the postponement of their home game against the Boston Red Sox that was supposed to open Major League Baseball’s second half and leaving other players on the American League All-Star team undergoing testing to ensure they didn’t contract the virus. In addition to Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka were in the league’s COVID-19 protocols after testing positive on rapid tests and awaiting confirmation from a test with greater accuracy, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney. Relievers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta had confirmed positives and were placed on the COVID-19 injured list, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. This is the second outbreak on the Yankees this year despite the team exceeding the 85% vaccination threshold that allows teams to enjoy relaxed protocols. The status of the New York-Boston game Friday at Yankee Stadium remains in flux, and as MLB conducts testing on close contacts and the Yankees scramble to mobilize players to fill out a roster that could be missing nearly a quarter of its regulars. This was the eighth COVID-19-related postponement this season but the first in nearly three months.