Judge injury scrambles Yankee outfield
Jun 5 2026
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees
NEWS: Yankees OF Aaron Judge has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: The club’s announcement that Judge is “expected to return at some point this season” is cold comfort to fantasy teams who no doubt invested heavily to roster Judge, either with a high pick or a pile of auction dollars. It will be four to six weeks until Judge undergoes further testing to “assess healing and determine next steps,” meaning his absence will extend longer than that — perhaps by quite a bit. In the near term, OF Spencer Jones is expected to fill Judge’s roster spot, though that arrangement is likely only to last until OF Jasson Domínguez completes a...
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