Aaron Judge very disappointed after crushing Yankees injury that was the worst thing for him

Aaron Judge called the stress fracture in his first right rib the “worst thing” the diagnosis could have been, and he won’t be able to do any baseball activities as the bone heals, at least until he gets the injury re-imaged in 4-6 weeks. “Very disappointed,” Judge said Friday after being placed on the 10-day injured list with a similar injury to the one he suffered in 2019.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.Judge believes he suffered this stress fracture while diving to avoid colliding with Jazz Chisholm Jr.

in Houston on April 26.Now, he’s out indefinitely, although he could return this season.“It’s definitely not what you want to hear,” Judge said of the injury.“We’ll take a little time to get healthy and get back at it.”Judge added he had no regrets about playing through the injury, which worsened last weekend in Sacramento and landed him on the IL.“My job is to show up and play,” Judge said. Once the bone heals, he’ll have to work his way back into playing shape, and the Yankees would likely gladly sign up for a mid-August return. “I just wanted an answer to figure out how to get back on the field,” Judge said of the myriad tests. Judge and Aaron Boone have said the star has learned to become more careful in the field after suffering several injuries. ...