Overview
- Reports published Monday say Aaron Judge will have imaging of the fractured right first rib during the All‑Star break to assess healing and guide a return timeline.
- Yankees GM Brian Cashman told reporters he does not expect a perfectly clean scan but hopes the results keep an August return window viable.
- Sources report Judge has done only lower-body work so far and has not taken swings or done upper-body activity, which leaves his hitting readiness uncertain even after clearance.
- New York’s on-field performance has dipped without Judge, and the club’s 54-42 record plus a 15-19 mark in games without him have pushed the front office to rethink its trade-deadline priorities.
- If the scan shows steady healing the Yankees are likely to seek a complementary bat to bridge Judge’s absence, and if it shows slower progress they will consider a more consequential middle-of-the-order addition that can carry meaningful at-bats.