Yankees have disappointing Aaron Judge update amid losing streak

The New York Yankees ended their latest June swoon by suffering a 9-3 home loss to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. 

Before that game got underway, Yankees manager Aaron Boone shared an update on injured captain Aaron Judge during the latest edition of the "Talkin’ Yanks" podcast. Yankees fans hoping that Boone would have good news regarding Judge's recovery were ultimately left disappointed. 

Aaron Judge not ahead of schedule in recovery?

Per Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News, Boone revealed that Judge is "probably a couple weeks" from reimaging of the stress fracture of the first rib on his right side that has kept the slugger out of action since May 31. It was said on June 4 that Judge would be "reimaged in approximately four to six weeks to determine the level of healing and appropriate next steps." 

"He’s starting to feel better," Boone said about Judge. "He was uncomfortable there for a while. It seems like the normal stuff is starting to feel better, so hopefully that’s a good sign of some healing, but he’s still not able to do much, and certainly not able to do any baseball activities yet."

The Yankees improved to 36-23 the last time that Judge swung a bat during an MLB game. More recently, the Bronx Bombers ended June with six straight defeats to fall to 48-37. 

Boone's latest comments could lead one to believe that Judge remains on track to be away from the big-league club until some point in September. Meanwhile, history shows that the Yankees likely won't get help in the form of a trade until after the second half of the season begins on July 17. 

Aaron Boone speaks honestly about Yankees' latest woes

According to Phillips, Boone acknowledged after Tuesday's loss that "this week’s been pretty crappy" for the Yankees. Meanwhile, shortstop Anthony Volpe admitted that he and his teammates have been "pressing" amid the team's losing streak. 

"Everyone’s pi----," Volpe added, "so we just gotta do what we gotta do — do our jobs — to get a win and start from there."

The Yankees will next try to earn a win when they host the 37-49 Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.