There might be only a handful of players in baseball whose absence can change the course of a trade deadline, but Aaron Judge is definitely one of them. The New York Yankees' captain has been on the shelf since June 1 due to a stress fracture in his first rib, and the void in the Bronx Bombers' lineup has really been felt.
For almost two months now, Judge and the Yankees have been playing the waiting game as his body heals from the stress fracture that he believes he suffered in April. And while it has been a slow process, after seeing multiple doctors and getting multiple scans, Judge appears to be moving forward.
"There's some progress, some healing going on, but it's not fully healed," he told reporters on July 17. "We're still waiting on one more doctor to take a look at it and see how we progress forward the next couple of weeks, but it's definitely a positive sign that we're seeing some healing.
"There were a couple of weeks that were tough, and I really couldn't do a lot," he continued, "but now I'm feeling 10 times better. That was my big complaint. If I'm feeling better, how about we start moving? But I think they just don't want to start adding baseball activities, and all of a sudden, we have a setback that pushes everything back."
While the good news is that Judge's injury is healing, the bad news is that this is not an injury that heals quickly; this one takes time. As we approach the month of August, the three-time MVP has not yet been cleared to do upper-body activities, let alone baseball activities. What's more, after a more than two-month layoff, any player, including Judge, will need time to not only get back in baseball shape but also get his timing back with some type of rehab **** ignment.
#judge #time
For almost two months now, Judge and the Yankees have been playing the waiting game as his body heals from the stress fracture that he believes he suffered in April. And while it has been a slow process, after seeing multiple doctors and getting multiple scans, Judge appears to be moving forward.
"There's some progress, some healing going on, but it's not fully healed," he told reporters on July 17. "We're still waiting on one more doctor to take a look at it and see how we progress forward the next couple of weeks, but it's definitely a positive sign that we're seeing some healing.
"There were a couple of weeks that were tough, and I really couldn't do a lot," he continued, "but now I'm feeling 10 times better. That was my big complaint. If I'm feeling better, how about we start moving? But I think they just don't want to start adding baseball activities, and all of a sudden, we have a setback that pushes everything back."
While the good news is that Judge's injury is healing, the bad news is that this is not an injury that heals quickly; this one takes time. As we approach the month of August, the three-time MVP has not yet been cleared to do upper-body activities, let alone baseball activities. What's more, after a more than two-month layoff, any player, including Judge, will need time to not only get back in baseball shape but also get his timing back with some type of rehab **** ignment.
#judge #time
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