Aaron Judge makes bold promise amid injury recovery as notable update emerges

Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, although the slugger admitted that he believes he first felt the pain in late April.

While the timeline for Judge’s return was always unclear, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said both he and Judge were “very confident” that he would play again this season.

On the year, Judge is hitting .248 with 17 home runs and 38 RBI, and the Yankees entered Wednesday in second place in the American League East.

Judge has now been cleared for light baseball activities, which is a notable update as the Yankees and the fans await his return.

New York did make a small splash at the trade deadline by acquiring Washington Nationals first baseman Luis Garcia Jr., but getting Judge back before the playoffs would be a massive boost.