{"id":123308,"date":"2026-06-03T01:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=123308"},"modified":"2026-06-03T01:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:08:35","slug":"aaron-judge-bone-bruise-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/06\/03\/aaron-judge-bone-bruise-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Star Dealing with Bone Bruise, Will Get Look from Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees superstar <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/judgeaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Judge<\/a> missed a game for the first time all season on Tuesday night. Manager <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/booneaa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Boone<\/a> kept him out of the lineup due to a bone bruise in Judge&#8217;s right ribcage, which has been bothering him for a couple of weeks. <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cabaljo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jos\u00e9 Caballero<\/a> filled in for him in right field. According to MLB.com&#8217;s Bryan Hoch, Judge will see a specialist for additional testing to determine the next steps. He is currently listed as day-to-day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBBLoc8hfr\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 5000px; aspect-ratio: 5000\/3374;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h2>Aaron Judge Bone Bruise to be Evaluated by Specialist<\/h2>\n<p>While Judge&#8217;s numbers in 2026 are not horrific, they&#8217;re a far cry from his last two <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/03\/06\/aaron-judge-mvp-seasons\/\" target=\"_self\">MVP seasons<\/a> in 2024 and 2025. In 59 games, he is slashing .248\/.375\/.533 with 17 home runs and 38 RBI. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/24\/al-mvp-slumps-aaron-judge\/\" target=\"_self\">Judge&#8217;s uncharacteristically slow start<\/a> could prevent him from matching the amazing benchmarks he reached last season. His batting average is down 83 points from last season, when he led the majors with a .331 clip. While 50 homers still seems within reach, hitting 53 like he did last season or 58 as he did in 2024 will be a tall task, especially if he has to miss any significant time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees are sending Aaron Judge (bone bruise in right ribcage) to see a specialist for additional testing.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a unique spot,\u201d Boone said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have the specialist probably look at it tomorrow and see where we\u2019re at and see how he feels with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bryan Hoch \u26be\ufe0f (@BryanHoch) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BryanHoch\/status\/2062010135879250073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Yankees felt the absence of the seven-time All-Star in their series opener against the Cleveland Guardians. An early back-and-forth contest in the Bronx turned one-sided toward the end of a suboptimal outing by <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schlica01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Schlittler<\/a>, where he gave up five runs, which is shockingly a career high in his 27th start. Thriving lately in his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/30\/goldschmidt-raking-at-38\/\" target=\"_self\">new platoon role, Paul Goldschmidt<\/a> did his best to carry the offense while hitting in Judge&#8217;s customary two-hole, driving in all four Yankees runs. However, New York ultimately came up on the wrong end of a 9-4 final.<\/p>\n<p>While giving the postgame update on Judge, Boone commented, <span>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a unique spot,\u201d adding, \u201cWe\u2019ll have the specialist probably look at it tomorrow and see where we\u2019re at and see how he feels with it.\u201d <\/span>With the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 pm ET on Wednesday, the Yankees will hope that the Aaron Judge bone bruise is not a major concern and he is cleared to return by then. If not, then at least they may know exactly the extent of the injury they&#8217;re dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge missed a game for the first time all season on Tuesday night. Manager Aaron Boone kept him out of the lineup due to a bone bruise in Judge&#8217;s right ribcage, which has been bothering him for a couple of weeks. Jos\u00e9 Caballero filled in for him in right field. 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