Judge Readies Return as Yankees Chase in AL East
Aaron Judge is poised for a mid-September return following four months on the shelf due to a rib injury, but the Yankees still trail Tampa Bay by 4.5 games in the AL East.
Per ESPN, Aaron Judge will rejoin the Yankees in mid-September. The outfielder has spent four months away from the lineup after suffering a right-rib stress fracture on May 31.
Judge's comeback arrives during a tightly contested AL East race. According to ESPN, Tampa Bay maintains a 4.5-game advantage over New York as September begins, forcing the Yankees to chase the division leaders down the stretch.