Yankees’ Aaron Judge diagnosed with stress fracture, will be reimaged in 4-6 weeks 20%
By Gary Phillips0%
6/5/2026, 2:44:36 AM
Topics: Baseball, Player Injury
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The Yankees announced that Aaron Judge has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side.
According to the team, “this will require a period of rest and limited activity.
He will be reimaged in approximately 4-6 weeks to determine level of healing and appropriate next steps.”
The Yankees’ Thursday evening statement added that Judge is expected to return at some point this season.
Judge’s stress fracture diagnosis comes after an MRI revealed a bone bruise on his rib, which had been impacting his shoulder, on Monday.
The back-to-back MVP has been out of the Yankees’ lineup since, met with team physician Dr.
Chris Ahmad on Tuesday, and consulted with a specialist and underwent another MRI on Wednesday.
With swelling making the MRI imaging tough to read, Judge also underwent a CT scan and an X-ray on Thursday morning.
Following the Yankees’ win over the Guardians on Thursday, a team spokesperson said that the Yankees were waiting on Dr.
Gregory J.
Pearl to review Judge’s most recent exams.
That raised some eyebrows, as the Dallas-based doctor specializes in vascular procedures and thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS).
The Yankees’ statement made no mention of TOS, a diagnosis that could have jeopardized the rest of Judge’s season.
On Wednesday night, Aaron Boone was asked if the need for extra imaging indicated added concern, generally speaking, or worry over a potential fracture.
“I don’t want to speak out of turn,” Boone said at the time.
“I don’t know that yet.
Obviously, it’s to a point to where he’s not playing, so we just want to make sure that we get a really strong diagnosis of things.”
Judge also sustained a stress fracture of his right first rib, as well as a partially collapsed lung, after attempting a diving catch in a September 2019 game.
Judge had experienced some nagging discomfort for the past few weeks before his injury worsened in Sacramento last weekend, prompting his first MRI.
The slugger had also been slumping prior to his bone bruise diagnosis; Boone believes the injury had hindered the Yankees’ captain.
As Boone awaited Judge’s latest test results on Thursday morning, the manager did say that the right fielder has felt “a little bit better” since beginning treatment and taking medicine.
Judge, who hasn’t been able to pinpoint the cause of his injury, has been able to work out in the weight room as well.
Boone was even holding out hope that Judge could avoid the injured list.
Instead, the team will have to make a corresponding move for him.
Recalling Spencer Jones would be the obvious option.
The top prospect has lots of power but also swing-and-miss tendencies.
He showed the latter but not the former during his first cup of big league coffee earlier this season, hitting .167 with 12 strikeouts over 10 games.
Giancarlo Stanton (calf) and Jasson Domínguez (AC joint sprain) still aren’t ready to come back from their own injuries, so they are not options.
Domínguez is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Friday, while Stanton has plans to take live batting practice and ramp up his running over the next week.
Prior to the revelation of Judge’s fracture, several Yankees expressed confidence that the team, which has the second-best offense in baseball, can hold the fort down in his absence.
That hasn’t always happened in the past when Judge has gotten hurt; the 2023 Bombers are a prime example, though that team had far less talent to work with after the All-Star missed several months with a broken toe.
“It’s tough when the best player in the world or the best player on the team is down,” Carlos Rodón said, “but it’s one of those things where we have to go out there and win.”
“It kind of sucks not having a three-time MVP in your lineup,” Jazz Chisholm Jr. added, “but at the same time, we all know that we can’t use that as an excuse.”
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