Overview
- Aaron Judge remains on the injured list with a right rib stress fracture and has not resumed baseball activities while the club delays reimaging to confirm healing.
- Manager Aaron Boone said Judge is doing more work in the training room, mostly upper‑body exercises, but declined to detail his exact regimen or set a next imaging date.
- The Yankees’ protocol requires imaging‑confirmed healing before clearing Judge to begin baseball activities, progress through rehab games, and undertake a second spring training.
- Centerfielder Trent Grisham appears close to returning after a right hamstring strain; he ran the bases recently, could start a minor‑league rehab assignment soon, and is expected to be activated during the upcoming homestand.
- Rib stress fractures often heal slowly for power hitters because swinging stresses the ribs, so the team’s cautious, imaging‑driven approach aims to avoid setbacks and protect Judge’s long‑term availability.