Long before Aaron Judge was stepping into the batter's box under the bright lights of Yankee Stadium, he was just a little boy running around the quiet, sun-drenched town of Linden, California. His story did not begin with sports or grand expectations.

On June 4th, Aaron Judge’s injury overhauled the American League MVP race. Judge, who had been posting MVP-caliber metrics through the first two months of the season was diagnosed with a right rib stress fracture. Judge is expected to miss four to six weeks.

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Judge has been out since May 31 due to a stress fracture in his rib cage

The New York Yankees have been managing Aaron Judge‘s injury situation carefully since a bone bruise near his right rib cage kept him out of the lineup earlier this week. The hope was that rest would be enough. The specialist visit told a different story.

The latest imaging on Judge’s fractured first right rib showed improvement, but the three-time MVP still isn’t ready for baseball activities, the Yankees announced Friday.