Yankees Drop 2 Spots, Lose Aaron Judge to IL Stint

Aaron Judge out indefinitely, Nick Kurtz puts his name in the MLB record books and a Hall of Fame recap. Jake and Jordan dive into the top stories from the weekend. Plus, they discuss every series, including three sweeps.

According to one MLB insider, the New York Yankees are rethinking their trade deadline strategy after some devastating injury news on their franchise slugger.

Welcome to Cooperstown, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Dave Parker! Those five legends were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, the largest class since 2022. Suzuki leads the way, and Mike Axisa summarized a peerless career:

The New York Yankees are entering a pivotal stretch of their season. With the MLB trade deadline looming next week, the team has already made a major move—acquiring Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon in exchange for two prospects.

The news of Aaron Judge's injury isn't great, but the New York Yankees are taking it on the chin for the most part. They've made some roster moves, and by all

On Monday, former MLB GM Jim Bowden threw a bit of cold water on the Yankees’ narrative that they “dodged a bullet” with Judge’s latest injury. Speaking on MLB Network Radio’s “power Alley”, Bowden dissected the team’s carefully worded update, especially their claim that there was no “acute” injury.

The New York Yankees have had an up-and-down season throughout the 2025 campaign thus far. At this point in the season with the MLB trade deadline just a few days away, the team holds a 56-47 record.

The two-time AL MVP has a flexor strain in his right elbow but no acute damage to his ulnar collateral ligament that might cause a long-term layoff.

The New York Yankees won their second game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, their first win in Toronto this season against the current American League

Raleigh is second in RBIs (86, one ahead of Judge), and thanks to Judge's flexor strain that landed him on the 10-day IL, Raleigh has improbably become the new favorite to win the AL MVP award at BetMGM, with -135 odds to Judge's +105. Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (40-1) has the next-best odds.