The New York Yankees continue to deal with players’ injuries, during a time when all of the spring training has been halted, and the start of the regular season has been pushed back at least two weeks. One of the injuries involves superstar outfielder Aaron Judge who was revealed to have a fractured rib that may date back to last season when he dove for a catch.  ESPN has reported that in an interview Judge said:
Aaron Judge also revealed to reporters that he suffered a “pneumothorax”, or a partial collapse of the lung, which can occur with rib fractures, and is now completely gone. Judge: “I can fly if I need to go home. The bone is still about the same. Slight improvement, but in two weeks they can’t really tell much of anything. The bone is healing the way it should be.”
This is just the latest with Aaron Judge, who has suffered a number of injuries during the past two years. Judge is just one of the injured Yankee players, the most significant blow to the team is the news that Luis Severino will be out the whole season. Severino two weeks ago underwent Tommy John surgery and is not expected to return to the team until the 2021 season.
Other injuries to New York Yankees are a minor injury to Giancarlo Stanton that has a grade one calf injury that is healing. Gary Sanchez has been suffering from back soreness, the cause of which is unknown. James Paxton had back surgery just before the start of spring training and is expected to be able to pitch sometime in June at the earliest.
The New York Yankees hope that the stoppage in play will work to their benefit healthwise, giving several of these players time to heal and be able to take part in a mini spring training and the regular season when the CDC gives the advisement that it is safe to do so. The situation is very fluid, to say the least.