All eyes will be on the team captain when he enters the batter’s box on Sunday, just two hours before the series finale against the Royals in The Bronx. Aaron Judge has expressed his hope to soon rejoin a Yankees lineup that dearly misses him.

Manager Aaron Boone said the reigning AL MVP will be “a full go” in taking his hacks after he only tracked pitches in his previous live batting practice session on July 17. Judge is still on pace to face recovering reliever Jonathan Loaisiga in live batting practice.

Judge will be facing game-speed pitching for the first time since tearing a ligament in his right big toe on June 3 in Los Angeles.

Boone indicated on Friday that it might be the last action before the Yankees plan the five-time All-Star’s rehab assignment. He’s been hitting a lot, so I don’t anticipate it to be that exciting, other from him starting to turn it on against a right-handed pitcher who is probably the toughest he’ll ever face. The Yankees defeated the Royals 5-2 on Saturday, and Boone indicated that would be nice. And maybe it will serve as a launchpad for [Judge] to begin getting lots of live at-bats against guys.

Harrison Bader, the center fielder who missed the start for the second straight game, is expected to be back in the lineup on Sunday, according to Boone.

Bader, who was struck by a pitch in the ribs on Wednesday night in Anaheim, entered the contest on Saturday as a defensive replacement and singled in his only at-bat.

Anthony Rizzo bats and had a 1-for-4 performance.Since May 20, 182 have gone without a home run.

After the game, he gathered with assistant batting coach Casey Dykes and spent some time watching tapes.

On Sunday, Double-A Somerset will play Hartford in Nestor Cortes’ first minor league rehab start due to rotator cuff inflammation.