Right as the Yankees return to play following the All-Star break, there is news on the Aaron Judge front. The Yankees’ captain underwent a re-imaging procedure on his fractured rib on Wednesday, and the results could seemingly be described as cautiously optimistic. There has been some healing, but not enough for Judge to resume baseball activities.
While baseball activities are off the board until a new exam shows the healing process further along than it currently is, according to a Yankees spokesperson, there will be a consult with Dr. Gregory Pearl to see exactly what exercises and activities Judge can progress to at this time. Some healing feels like a natural result given the amount of time since he suffered the injury, but what’s really positive is that, according to Judge, he is feeling a lot better. Assessing the big picture, the Yankees are probably just restraining him to prevent any setback that may jeopardize his return this season. When he comes back, they want to ensure that he’s back for good in 2026, especially for any playoff run
We’re now nearing two months since Judge has last played a baseball game, sidelined since the end of May. What could be considered vastly underwhelming numbers for his standards until that injury for Judge still represented a staple piece any offense would be more than happy to have. When he went down, Judge had 17 homers in 59 games and a .907 OPS, enough to earn his eighth career All-Star appearance.
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While it’s difficult to ever be certain with these things, not just Judge but all parties feel confident of a return in 2026. The Yankees have played 47 games without their star player this season and have only won 18 of them, sweeping a series over the Nationals to end the first half but still looking a little shaky on offense. We’ll have to see if this update changes their strategy at all in advance of the August 3rd Trade Deadline.
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