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# Judge’s Health Casts Shadow Over Yankees
- URL: https://the-city-limits-coverage-pod.ghost.io/judges-health-casts-shadow-over-yankees/
- Published: 2026-06-03T01:12:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-03T01:12:15.000Z
- Author: Matthew Nethercott
- Tags: #Migrated-1785938824366, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-05 10:07

## Team awaits answers on reigning MVP while reinforcements near return

![](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/827c7057-4cdf-424f-b997-4c086caca68e_7626x3993.jpeg)

Aaron Judge is dealing with an injury | CREDIT: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images

**NEW YORK—**Is it doomsday? Just as it looked like the Yankees were turning some fortunes around after a 5-1 road trip with an offensive explosion, Tuesday’s lineup comes out missing the biggest key for the Yankees in recent seasons, their captain, Aaron Judge.

## The Judge Injury

Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced pregame that Judge has been “dealing with some shoulder soreness” (the right clavicle area) for a few weeks. The team later clarified that Judge has a right rib bone bruise, and he’s feeling the pain through his shoulder. Boone added that the symptoms were progressing over the weekend in West Sacramento, where Judge went 2-12 with two walks and was removed from Sunday’s blowout win early.

Judge will meet today with team doctors to determine whether this will be an IL stint or a day-to-day issue. Judge struggled for most of the month of May, and an injury like this could be the culprit. The Yankees should hope that a few days of rest, even a 10-day IL stint, should do the trick and hopefully avoid further issue.

"Could be a few days, could be longer. I don't know for sure.” Said Boone. “It's kind of based on how he's feeling day-by-day, but hopefully we avoided something serious.”

## Other Injury Updates

- Giancarlo Stanton will face live pitching tomorrow. He was seen doing running drills at Yankee Stadium, progressing in his rehab. Stanton may be able to be activated without a rehab assignment, but hitting is the first step.
- Jasson Dominguez could begin a rehab assignment on his shoulder injury Friday.
- Max Fried has increased his throwing from 75 feet, increasing the intensity, and Boone told [NYDN](https://x.com/GaryHPhillips/status/2061913366994513987?s=20&ref=the-city-limits-coverage-pod.ghost.io) that Fried is responding well. He will meet with doctors today to see if he can continue ramping up.