Yankees: Aaron Boone’s brother has amazing Aaron Judge update

The brother of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided an injury update on Aaron Judge that may or may not be properly sourced. 

The New York Yankees have been without Aaron Judge since June 3 when he injured his foot tripping over the outfield fence at Dodger Stadium. The reigning MVP’s absence has coincided with a particularly rocky stretch of baseball for the Yanks, who slipped to fourth place in the AL East at the All-Star break.

Every Judge injury update gets more and more confusing. The Yankees have been unable to give a simple, straightforward answer on when the slugger might return. That normally doesn’t bode well, especially when a player of Judge’s stature is involved. Every win counts for New York right now, and every game without Judge feels like a missed opportunity.

Fear not, however: Bret Boone — former MLB All-Star and older brother of Yankees manager Aaron Boone — has the injury update New York fans have been waiting for with bated breath.

New York Yankees could have Aaron Judge back shortly after All-Star break

The elder Boone claims to have heard “rumblings” about Judge returning shortly after the All-Star break, but he made sure to clarify that his brother, Aaron, is not the source. Bret does talk to his brother about baseball from time to time, but not about insider information. Allegedly, at least.

This is a very strange way for a potential Judge return announcement to be delivered. Only time will tell if Bret Boone is coming for Jeff Passan’s job, but the idea of the Yankees maintaining a muffled ambiguity around Judge’s return date only for Aaron Boone’s retired brother to spill the beans in a comical thought.

The Yankees would benefit greatly from Judge’s bat in the middle of the lineup. When healthy, he faces few challengers for the title of best hitter in baseball. Judge led the MLB with 61 home runs and 131 RBIs last season; he has 19 home runs and 40 RBIs in 49 games this season.

It’s hard to fill that void, no matter how much money the front office spends. New York’s bats have been in a funk all season, and especially since Judge hit the pine. The Yankees recently fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson, a sign of just how dire the situation is. New York has the second-fewest hits of any MLB team this season.

Aaron Boone’s problems stretch well beyond Judge’s absence, but missing the literal most valuable player in baseball tends to have a pronounced negative impact on any team. Judge not only uplifts the offense, but he’s a fiery competitor with a real knack for leadership. The Yankees need him on the field sooner than later.

Judge was doing light hitting and throwing before the All-Star break. The Yankees slugger obviously didn’t travel to Seattle to play in the big game, but a week of recovery time built into the schedule in a potentially very useful.

Now, we wait to see if Bret Boone is as plugged into his brother’s ball club as he thinks he is.