Yankees' Aaron Judge: Good news from follow-up exam
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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday that Judge is "currently in a good place" after a follow-up exam with Dr. Gregory Pearl to review the healing of his right rib fracture, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Judge missed more than three months during the season with the rib fracture, prior to a calf strain ending his campaign. Neither injury is expected to linger for Judge, who will head into spring training fully healthy, barring setbacks. The three-time MVP slashed .241/.360/.511 with 18 home runs over 66 regular-season games for the Yankees in 2026.
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Yankees' Aaron Judge: Has follow-up exam on rib
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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday that Judge has a follow-up exam scheduled with Dr. Gregory Pearl regarding his rib, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
A calf strain prematurely ended his season, but Judge missed more than three months of action during the regular season with a stress fracture in his ribs. Cashman noted that the team feels like it's "in a good place" with Judge's injury and they expect the slugger to be ready to go for spring training. Barring any surprises, Judge should receive clearance from Dr. Pearl to go through his normal offseason workouts.
Judge (calf) isn't on the Yankees' roster for their American League Divisional Series against the Rays, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
Judge has resumed taking live batting practice since being diagnosed with a right calf strain Sept. 19, but he hasn't yet begun running the bases or resumed outfield work. Rather than limiting him to a DH role, the Yankees are waiting until the star slugger can play in the field before activating him for the postseason, and his next chance to play will now be in the ALCS (should New York advance). Heliot Ramos and Spencer Jones will likely continue to share right-field duties against Tampa Bay.
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Yankees' Aaron Judge: Status for ALDS up in the air
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Judge's (calf) availability for the ALDS against the Rays "remains up in the air," Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Judge suffered a moderate right calf strain a little more than two weeks ago. He's gone through workouts this week, but Judge will need to show he can run the bases without issue before receiving clearance to be on the ALDS roster. Complicating matters is that if Judge is limited to designated hitter, Ben Rice would have to play first base and push Luis Garcia out of the lineup.
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