The New York Yankees begin a four-game series with American League East rival the Boston Red Sox on Friday, June 5. They are without their leading-man Aaron Judge following a stress fracture in his right rib.
While the Yankees captain is only listed on the 10-day IL, Judge is expected to be out for much longer, as the team announced he will be reimaged in 4-6 weeks. Both the Yankees and Judge were awfully hush-hush about when the captain’s injury originally occurred, but many people speculated it was back in the beginning of May.
However, Judge confirmed that he believes he hurt his rib on April 27 against the Houston Astros, playing with an underlying injury for over a month.
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Aaron Judge Reveals He Injured His Rib Against the Houston Astros in April
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge spoke to the media for the first time since the official announcement of his injury. Per Yankees’ reporter Bryan Hoch, the outfielder revealed when his injured originally occurred.
“Aaron Judge said he traces his stress fracture to a diving outfield play during the Yankeesâ late April series in Houston,” Hoch wrote on X.
MLB insider Jon Heyman, furthered Judge’s statement by explaining that it happened on April 27, meaning the Yankees captain had been playing with an underlying rib injury for five weeks.
“Aaron Judge says he thinks he originally hurt his rib way back on April 27 on a dive,” Heyman wrote on X. “He continued to play but the pain became too much by the Sacramento series. He declined to provide a timetable as he finds them unreliable.”
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