The Yankees announced Aaron Judge has a flexor strain in his elbow, which is the best possible news for the struggling team.
Seven years ago as Aaron Judge was producing a strong follow up performance to hitting 52 homers as a rookie, he was hit on the wrist by an errant pitch from Jakub Junis.
As Judge grimaced in pain the crowd at Yankee Stadium to watch the Yankees continue their game against the Kansas City Royals turned on their cell phone lights like at a concert as a way to calm their nerves.
Some of those same people were dealing with frayed nerves Saturday as the Yankees did not announce an update to the condition of Judge’s right elbow.
About two hours before falling to 21-28 in their last 49 games, manager Aaron Boone described his star as dealing with an elbow issue. A little over five hours, the update revealed a flexor strain.
“All in all, we got good news today,” Boone said. “I think all of us kind of feared the worst.”
Those are two words often followed by ulnar collateral ligament, the description of an injury requiring Tommy John surgery.
On the surface Judge being diagnosed with a flexor strain which will cost him about two weeks can be considered good news in the bad news world the Yankees are living with some of their wildest disparities in performance on field as the two-time MVP starts his ninth injured list stint and first since a broken toe from running into the wall at Dodger Stadium sabotaged the 2023 season and resulted in an 82-80 finish.
