On Friday night, the New York Yankees will look to bounce back when they play the second game of their series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
They lost Thursday’s game by a score of 6-3.
UPDATE: The Yankees lost 6-1.
Yankees Still Mute On Aaron Judge Timeline
GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees sits in the dugout before their game against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on May 29, 2026 in Sacramento, California.
The Yankees have been playing without their best player (Aaron Judge) since May 31.
Before Friday’s game, manager Aaron Boone was asked about Judge (via YES Network).
Reporter: “Will he get re-imaging next week?”
Boone: “I don’t know. I know right now probably not ready to go down that road yet just with where he’s at… I don’t know when we’re re-imaging.”
Before getting hurt, Judge had been batting .248 with 53 hits, 17 home runs, 38 RBIs, 43 runs and five stolen bases in 59 games.
The three-time MVP is in his 11th MLB season (all with the Yankees).
Gary Phillips of NY Daily News Sports wrote: “Aaron Judge is still taking things slow. He’s coming up on 4 weeks, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll be ready for reimaging at that point.”
GettyAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates with teammates after defeating the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on June 17, 2026 in New York City.
The Yankees will likely need to get Judge back before the MLB playoffs if they want to make a deep run.
He is coming off a year where he batted .331 with 53 home runs and 114 RBIs.
MLB.com wrote (on June 12): “After a period of rest and recovery, will be evaluated again in 4-6 weeks (approximately July 3-July 17) to determine level of healing and appropriate next steps.”
According to the site, Judge could still return to action in August.
Yankees Right Now
GettyManager Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees talks with members of the press during a pre-game interview prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on May 26, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Despite being without Judge for nearly a month, the Yankees have been able to remain one of the elite teams in all of baseball.
They come into play as the first-place team in the American League East with a 48-32 record in 80 games.
UPDATE (Gary Phillips also added): “Remember, the previously stated timeline for Aaron Judge’s reimaging was set at 4-6 weeks. So this is just noting that he doesn’t appear to be getting it done right at the start of that range. Nothing more than that.”
New York Yankees Still Mute On Aaron Judge Injury Timeline