Overview
- Scans performed on Tuesday showed enough healing for Judge to begin light activity, specifically outdoor running and upper‑body resistance work, according to manager Aaron Boone.
- Judge started running on the field immediately after clearance but remains not cleared for baseball activities such as swinging a bat or throwing.
- He has not played since May 31 after being diagnosed with a right first‑rib stress fracture and was placed on the 10‑day injured list before being transferred to the 60‑day IL.
- Yankees leaders and Judge express strong optimism about a season return, with GM Brian Cashman calling it a 'pretty high likelihood,' while sports physician David J. Chao urged caution because the 60‑day IL window has passed without baseball activity resumption.
- New York added position players at the Aug. 3 trade deadline (Luis García Jr. and Heliot Ramos) to help cover Judge’s absence and any return would still require a period of skill work and reconditioning that likely pushes his playing timeline into September.