The New York Yankees 2019 MLB season was plagued by the injury bug, and it seems like the 2020 Major League Baseball season is continuing that trend. The latest injury from the Yankees spring training camp in Tampa, Florida revolves around a fractured rib of their young superstar right fielder, Aaron Judge. It is uncertain yet if this ailment will necessitate surgery, but we should know fairly soon if that will happen or not. For now, the big guy is out of the line up indefinitely.
Last Season
Judge suffered an injury last season while making a diving catch in the outfield, and he is frustrated that he is once again hurt prior to the 2020 Major League Baseball season. Last year Aaron was only able to participate in 102 regular season games, and he was hoping to enter this year at 100% health although that does not seem to be the case.
Spring Training
He has not played in any spring training games yet this year due to soreness in his right pectoral muscle and shoulder, and now it has been confirmed that he has a stress fracture in his first right rib. The New York Yankees and Judge have undergone a variety of tests lately including an MRI, bone scans, and a CT scan as the Yankees’ medical staff strives to find the true source of his pain.
Surgery?
If his midsection doesn’t feel better soon surgery to remove the bone is a possibility, but that would keep him out of action for longer than he or New York would like. Judge has expressed his thoughts on avoiding surgery at costs unless it is absolutely necessary. The Yankees believe they have the best ball club in baseball, and they want as many hands on deck as possible to start their 2020 campaign from the Bronx.
New York Yankees Injury Report (3/7/2020)
Chad Bettis
RP
Status: Day to day
Bettis is dealing with a back injury and it is unclear when he will be ready to pitch in games, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Ben Heller
SP
Status: Day to day
Heller is dealing with a minor back injury but should get into a Grapefruit League game within the next couple of days, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Giancarlo Stanton
DH
Status: Day to day
Stanton (calf) will resume throwing and hitting tee-and-toss Saturday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Sanchez has a sore back but is expected to return to game action Monday, George A. King III of the New York Post reports.
Aaron Judge:
RF
Status: Day to day
Judge is dealing with a stress fracture in his first right rib, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
James Paxton:
SP
Status: Day to day
Paxton (back) said Thursday that he’s been able to do rotational exercises with a medicine ball, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.
Aaron Hicks:
CF
Status: Day to day
Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Hicks (elbow) could realistically be ready to make his season debut for the Yankees in June or July, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Luis Severino:
SP
Status: Day to day
Severino’s Tommy John surgery went as expected Thursday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
Judge’s Career Regular Season Fielding Statistics:
Year
Age
Tm
Pos
Lg
G
GS
CG
Inn
Ch
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Rtot
Rdrs
Rtot/yr
Rdrs/yr
RF/9
RF/G
lgFld%
lgRF9
lgRFG
Awards
2016
24
NYY
OF
AL
27
24
21
216.0
38
35
2
1
.974
-2
-9
1.54
1.37
.986
2.15
2.12
2016
24
NYY
RF
AL
27
24
21
216.0
38
35
2
1
.974
-2
-9
1.54
1.37
.986
2.10
2.08
2017
25
NYY
OF
AL
141
141
129
1238.2
275
265
5
5
2
.982
20
8
19
7
1.96
1.91
.985
2.16
2.14
AS,MVP-2,RoY-1,SS
2017
25
NYY
RF
AL
141
141
129
1238.2
275
265
5
5
2
.982
20
8
19
8
1.96
1.91
.982
2.04
2.02
AS,MVP-2,RoY-1,SS
2017
25
NYY
DH
AL
11
10
AS,MVP-2,RoY-1,SS
2018
26
NYY
OF
AL
91
89
86
797.2
183
171
9
3
2
.984
8
17
11
25
2.03
1.98
.987
2.20
2.18
AS,MVP-12
2018
26
NYY
RF
AL
90
88
85
789.2
182
170
9
3
2
.984
9
17
13
26
2.04
1.99
.986
2.07
2.05
AS,MVP-12
2018
26
NYY
DH
AL
19
19
AS,MVP-12
2018
26
NYY
CF
AL
1
1
1
8.0
1
1
1.000
-1
-135
1.13
1.00
.990
2.59
2.50
AS,MVP-12
2019
27
NYY
OF
AL
92
90
80
775.1
184
177
7
1.000
18
20
28
30
2.14
2.00
.985
2.13
2.12
2019
27
NYY
RF
AL
92
90
80
775.1
184
177
7
1.000
18
20
28
31
2.14
2.00
.983
2.07
2.06
2019
27
NYY
DH
AL
10
9
4 Seasons
OF
351
344
316
3027.2
680
648
23
9
4
.987
44
45
17
17
1.99
1.91
.986
2.16
2.14
4 Seasons
RF
350
343
315
3019.2
679
647
23
9
4
.987
45
45
18
17
2.00
1.91
.984
2.06
2.04
3 Seasons
DH
40
38
1 Season
CF
1
1
1
8.0
1
1
1.000
-1
-135
1.13
1.00
.990
2.59
2.50
4 Seasons
TOT
351
344
316
3027.2
680
648
23
9
4
.987
44
45
17
17
1.99
1.91
.986
2.16
2.14
Media Statements:
“Frustrated, especially with an injury that happened at the end of last year and still didn’t heal up,” Judge stated. “At least we have an answer, so now we can start working on a solution. Overall, I’m just mad. I want to be out there with my team, especially in spring training. We’ve got a good team here, a good club, and we’ve got a lot of goals here in 2020.”
“I want to be out there. But the first thing is you’ve got to get this healed, get this right and then you can move forward,” says Judge. “The biggest thing is, I want the pain to go away and get this healed up.”
“It shows signs of healing, so we’re going to give it the next couple and re-test to show how much healing is going on with that rib,” New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone proclaimed.
“I wouldn’t say that’s off the table, but you wouldn’t want to go do that right now especially if the bone is healing,” says Boone.
“The fact that the bone is healing, progressing that way, there’s really no need to go down that route,” Judge goes on to say. “If it wasn’t healing, wasn’t going the way we wanted it to go, then, yeah, that’s a possibility.’
“It was to a point where he needed to start getting some answers,” Boone explained. “Now we have some answers and a plan of attack in place. Hopefully, it is a situation where it is healing and it won’t be something that ends up being too long.”
“To finally get an answer was good and bad,” Judge expressed. “I didn’t like hearing that I had a fracture in my rib, but to know what it is and we can move forward is kind of a relief.”
“I would say it’s going, seems like, pretty well,” says Boone. “But we’re still only nine, 10 days out from when it happened. He has been able to ramp up his intensity here consistently. Those are all good signs.”
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