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08/05 17:16 CDT Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for light activity and says he
will return from injury this season
Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for light activity and says he will return
from injury this season
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Aaron Judge has been cleared to begin light workout activity,
and the New York Yankees captain said he will return this season from the rib
injury that's sidelined him since May 31.
The three-time AL MVP was on the field at Yankee Stadium in baseball gear
Wednesday afternoon, stretching, jogging and doing shuffle slides with a
resistance band. He was given the green light to take a step forward in his
recovery progression after undergoing his latest scan Tuesday.
Still, it will be a while before Judge is back in the lineup. He must first
advance to taking swings, and neither he nor Yankees manager Aaron Boone
offered a target date for the slugger's return.
Judge is on the 60-day injured list with a stress fracture of his right rib. He
is hitting .248 with 17 homers and 38 RBIs but had just one homer in his last
18 games before going on the IL.
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