New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has not been cleared to resume baseball activities after imaging showed his broken right rib has not fully healed. The update came Saturday afternoon, July 18, 2026, before the Yankees opened the second half of their season against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Judge has been out since May 31 with a stress fracture in his right ribs, a significant blow to the Yankees’ offense. Follow-up scans over the All-Star break showed partial healing, and the team is awaiting a full evaluation from rib-injury specialist Dr. Gregory J. Pearl before scheduling further imaging and determining a return timeline.

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