ARLINGTON -- In the ongoing saga surrounding when Aaron Judge will be able to return from his right hip injury, the Yankees got relatively positive news Saturday.

The team disclosed that results from Judge’s MRI on Friday showed a mild hip strain. The timetable for his return to the lineup ranges from about two to nine days, manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field.

“We’re going to wait to see today and tomorrow, and see how we’re doing, to see if this is something that we want to take a 10-day [injured list stint] or if he is ready to play by Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; we’ll keep that in play,” Boone said. “He’s shown a lot of improvements here over the last two days. … In the grand scheme of things, the big picture, I do feel like we got good news on it. But that said, we want to make sure we’re doing right by him and by us.”

If the Yankees place Judge on the 10-day IL on Sunday, his stay would be retroactive to the first game he missed on Friday, and he would be eligible to return for the Oakland series in New York beginning May 8. Going to the IL would force Judge to miss the three-game series at Tampa Bay that begins next Friday. The American League East-leading Rays are 14-2 at Tropicana Field, and they went into Saturday with a seven-game lead over New York.

Despite the importance of that series, the Yankees won’t rush Judge back. He’s already eager to resume baseball activities, Boone said.

“The big thing will be, obviously, we don’t want to get into a situation where we hurt something further and put ourselves in jeopardy any further,” Boone said. “In the treatments he’s been getting, he hasn’t done any baseball stuff or anything, although today he’s itching -- he wants to hit and do everything, so we’ve kind of held him back from that.”

Judge’s injury came on an aggressive headfirst slide in Wednesday’s game against the Twins. He dove toward third base on a failed stolen-base attempt and landed hard on his right side and wrist. The Yankees star plays with abandon, and he is not averse to throwing his 6-foot-7, 282-pound body around to make a play, so the club has to be careful not to bring him back too quickly, Boone said.

“The way he plays -- the biggest thing is, is it going to be something where we think we’re putting him at further risk?” Boone said. “We’ll just have to make a call. It’s as simple as, is he ready to go? If we feel like there’s some risk there, we’ll push it back.”

The Yankees have broached the subject with Judge about being a little more careful on the basepaths, Boone said.

“He and I talk a lot about that, sometimes trying to keep it feet-first -- whether he’s going to be safe or out, being direct into the base,” Boone said. “That said, you’re playing in the heat of the moment, and as competitive as he is, sometimes that happens. Obviously, the other day he got himself into a little bit of a tough spot. [Over the past few seasons] he’s done a better job of, while still playing hard and playing the game all out, I do feel like he’s gotten better at avoiding some of those situations he got into the other day with the slide.”