Aaron Judge is ready to return to hitting home runs – and sliding feet-first – for the Yankees.

“Ready to go,” Judge said before his pregame workout Monday that was the final hurdle before coming off the injured list Tuesday, when first eligible. “It’s been about five or six days [since the pain went away] so I’m feeling good. I’m glad it’s over with and excited to get back to this team.”

Judge (hip strain) was injured sliding head-first into third base on April 26.

He finished that game against the Twins but was removed in the fourth inning the next day against the Rangers.

The Yankees lost six of their next nine games and fallen from six games out of first place to 10 back in the American League East Division with Judge on the shelf entering Monday’s homestand opener against the Athletics.

Outsiders are looking at Judge as the savior for a spiraling season, but the reigning American League MVP is used to carrying big expectations.

“I’m just going to try to play my game – and don’t slide headfirst into third,” Judge quipped. “Just try to keep with what I was doing early in the year. Don’t try to do too much on the base paths and I think we’ll be fine.”

Despite the jokes, Judge doesn’t regret stealing third base.

“Not at all,” Judge said. “We were facing a team that put 11 runs on us in one inning [earlier in the season]. I know we were up five at the time, but whenever I can get to third base and help out [Anthony] Rizzo there … he’s swinging a hot bat and if he puts the ball in play to the right side it’s going to be an extra run. I’d steal again – I just wouldn’t slide head-first.”

The Yankees are undecided on the corresponding roster move necessary to make room for Judge.

“MVP back,” manager Aaron Boone said. “It will be fun to write his name in the lineup. There’s just that presence he has and being one of our leaders. Guys look to him. I think there is a tangible element to him being back in there … but I think there also is an intangible element that he brings.”