Yankees say no surgery for Aaron Judge as Rodón’s elbow cleaned up

The Yankees expect Aaron Judge to debar country connected his close elbow aft an MRI showed nary request for an operation, manager Aaron Boone said. The outfielder wounded his flexor tendon successful July, past returned successful August and gradually rebuilt his limb strength, topping retired with a 90.2 mph propulsion successful the ALDS opener. “He’ll instrumentality immoderate clip disconnected and proceed to bash strengthening things and rehab,” Boone said. The program is for Judge to beryllium the mundane close fielder successful 2026, with archetypal basal clip described arsenic unlikely.

Judge, 33, is coming disconnected a play that led the majors successful batting mean (.331), OPS (1.144) and WAR (9.7), with 53 location runs and 114 RBIs, positive a .500 postseason line. The broader lineup representation remains successful flux, though the nine downplayed immoderate surgical concerns for Giancarlo Stanton. “He’s successful a beauteous bully place,” Boone said. “Nothing expected for Big G.”

Rodón’s timeline, Cole’s ramp, and unit changes

Left-hander Carlos Rodón had escaped bodies removed and a bony spur shaved from his pitching elbow connected Wednesday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. He volition not propulsion for 8 weeks and is expected to miss Opening Day by a mates of weeks. Rodón, who turns 33 successful December, finished 18–9 with a 3.09 ERA.

Reigning Cy Young victor Gerrit Cole, moving backmost from Tommy John country successful March, volition propulsion lightly disconnected a mound adjacent week and could instrumentality not agelong aft Opening Day. The Yankees besides confirmed they inactive presumption Anthony Volpe arsenic the starting shortstop, wellness permitting.

After a play that started 35–20, sagged during a 25–34 stretch, and closed 34–14 earlier an ALDS exit to Toronto, Boone reflected connected in-season choices. “Could I person been much creative… successful those games successful the mediate of the play wherever we were a small short?” helium asked. His declaration runs done 2027. GM Brian Cashman backed him: “I spot him. I deliberation he’s a bully man. I deliberation helium works his process off.”

Cashman said the nine would similar to support Cody Bellinger successful escaped agency. Coaching moves see the departures of bullpen manager Mike Harkey and archetypal basal and infield manager Travis Chapman. Minor league hitting coordinator Jake Hirst volition go adjunct hitting coach. Third basal manager Luis Rojas and hitting manager James Rowson person support to interrogation for managerial openings elsewhere.