The injury that has kept reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge out of the lineup for three games is more serious than originally thought.
Judge will miss time with a stress fracture to a rib, the Yankees said Thursday night, adding that the right fielder is expected to return at some point in 2026. He will get more imaging on the injury in four to six weeks, presumably around the time of the All-Star break. Considering New York will want to ramp him back up in the minors, it stands to reason that the earliest Judge would return is late July or early August.
