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06/04 12:14 CDT Aaron Judge misses 3rd straight game with bone bruise in rib as
Yankees await clarity
Aaron Judge misses 3rd straight game with bone bruise in rib as Yankees await
clarity
By LARRY FLEISHER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Thursday for a third
straight game and the New York Yankees were awaiting clarity about a bone
bruise in one of the slugger's right ribs that is causing right shoulder pain.
"I absolutely expect something in the next couple of hours," manager Aaron
Boone said before the Yankees concluded a three-game series with the Cleveland
Guardians. "He went for more testing today just because he's got edema there.
So, they want to get (the most) specific images they can to try and see exactly
what we have."
Judge underwent a CT scan on Thursday morning and had an MRI earlier in the
week when he met with a specialist. The bruise was first revealed when Judge
underwent testing on the team's off day on Monday.
"I'm obviously not a doctor, I don't know how it all works, but there's a lot
of people involved in trying to make sure we get the right diagnosis," Boone
said.
Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture in one of his right ribs in March
2020. The injury occurred when he dove for a ball in September 2019, but Judge
did not miss any time because of the 2020 season being delayed by the pandemic.
He is hitting .248 with 17 homers and 38 RBIs. The three-time AL MVP has one
homer in his last 18 games since May 10 and ended an 11-game homer and RBI
drought with a game-ending, two-run drive on May 24 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Judge entered the game against Tampa Bay in a 1-for-24 slump that dropped his
batting average to .246. He was hitless in 15 at-bats before singling in the
first inning.
Judge won the batting title last season when he hit a career-high .331 with 53
homers and 114 RBIs in 152 games. He missed 10 games from July 26-Aug. 4 with a
flexor strain in his right elbow that he sustained on a throw to home July 22
in Toronto. He underwent a plasma-rich injection and did not require offseason
surgery.
When Judge was hurt last season, Giancarlo Stanton played 17 games in the
outfield. Stanton has been out since April 24 with a strained right calf and
started taking live at-bats on the field Wednesday, though he was ruled out for
New York's upcoming road trip.
Jos Caballero started the first two games against Cleveland and has made four
starts in right field since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the July 31 trade
deadline. Max Schuemann made his first career start in right field Thursday.
Judge had started 52 of New York's first 59 games in right field. Rookie
Spencer Jones made four starts in right field before getting sent down May 22
and Cody Bellinger has started two games.
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