Yankees receive bad news on Aaron Judge’s injury status
The Yankees had high hopes they could get Aaron Judge back in three weeks after his wrist injury. Now, it’s obvious the slugger will miss even more time.
Aaron Judge is doing his best to be the Yankees’ emotional leader as of late, but he definitely wants to get back on the field as soon as possible. Unfortunately, his return to the Yankees is going to take a little longer than the organization initially hoped.
When Judge first suffered his fractured wrist there were optimistic projections that he could be swinging a bat again in just three weeks time. According to manager Aaron Boone, the timeline for Judge’s recovery will definitely exceed that initial three-week time frame.
Per Boone, Judge still “feels” the injury a little bit and as such, isn’t ready to swing a bat again at this time.
The only good news is that, once the pain in the wrist subsides, Judge should be able to return to the middle of the order pretty quickly. His injury isn’t preventing him from running, lifting weights or participating in other conditioning drills with his teammates.
The chipped bone in his wrist really only prevents him from taking active swings with the bat.
Of course, that’s a big part of Judge’s game. The Yankees are smart not to try to rush him back too soon. Wrist issues for a power hitter like Judge can sap the quick hands necessary to really generate high quality bat speed.
The last thing New York needs is for this to become a lingering issue that bothers Judge over the entire course of his career.
The fact that the Yankees are coming off a sweep of the White Sox has lessened the sense of panic around the ballclub. As long as the wins keep coming, Boone won’t feel any pressure to speed up Judge’s recovery.
If things start to resemble last week’s nightmare series in Fenway, things could change in a hurry.
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For now, Judge will continue to serve as the Yankees’ highest paid cheerleader on the bench. It will still be a few more weeks until he can make his presence felt in the middle of the team’s batting order.