{"id":919662,"date":"2026-07-14T01:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/aaron-judge-sidelined-with-shoulder-injury-in-massive-yankees-concern\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T01:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:17:24","slug":"aaron-judge-sidelined-with-shoulder-injury-in-massive-yankees-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/aaron-judge-sidelined-with-shoulder-injury-in-massive-yankees-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge sidelined with shoulder injury in massive Yankees concern"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the years, the Yankees have been able to overcome just about anything thrown their way during the regular season.<\/p>\n

Everything, basically, other than the loss of Aaron Judge.<\/p>\n

So the fact Judge is now sidelined with what the team is calling a bone bruise<\/a> near his right rib cage, which is impacting his shoulder when he swings, is certainly alarming.<\/p>\n

Aaron Boone said Judge, out of the lineup in the Yankees\u2019 9-4 loss to the Guardians<\/a> in The Bronx, got imaging Monday after the injury had been \u201cnagging for a couple of weeks\u201d and worsened over the weekend in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed it on a couple swings,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n

Judge received imaging Monday and was met with team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Boone said after Tuesday\u2019s loss that Judge will see a specialist Wednesday because the injury is in a \u201cunique spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully it\u2019s day to day [or] a few days,\u201d Boone said. \u201cIt could be longer based on how he\u2019s feeling. Hopefully we avoided something serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was no specific play that\u2019s been tied to the injury, but it helps explain Judge\u2019s recent issues at the plate.<\/p>\n

Though Judge still has some of the best numbers in the game, he mostly struggled in May. Now, his June is off to a worrisome start.<\/p>\n

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An injured Aaron Judge looks on from the bench during the Yankees\u2019 9-4 loss to the Guardians on June 2, 2026 at the Stadium. Corey Sipkin for New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Spencer Stein, NYU Langone sports orthopedic surgeon, said that the type of injury Judge suffered can have a wide range of healing time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt needs rest,\u201d Dr. Stein said by phone. \u201cThis injury can happen with repetitive overuse, so it could be as simple as resting for a week or two, but if it\u2019s more like a stress fracture, that could be more like 8-10 weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s far from a worst-case scenario for the Yankees, who overcame Judge\u2019s brief IL stint last season when the slugger suffered a flexor strain in his right elbow that impacted much of his second half, but were derailed by the impact of a torn ligament in his right big toe in 2023, when they missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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