What happened: Aaron Judge underwent reimaging on his right rib injury, which showed additional healing but not enough for the Yankees to clear him for baseball activities. Judge said he is confident he will return this season, and manager Aaron Boone echoed that he expects Judge back, saying it is now "a matter of when."
Why it matters: The Yankees are 18-19 without their MVP outfielder and enter the second half three games back of the Rays in the AL East, a gap Judge's return could help close. He remains without a timetable, following an earlier update from Boone that first outlined the recovery process.
By the numbers: Yankees are 18-19 in games without Judge, three games behind the Rays for the AL East lead entering the second half.
What to watch: Judge and the Yankees are waiting on guidance from a rib specialist on whether he can begin upper-body exercises, with no date yet set for his next round of imaging.