The American League MVP has been Aaron Judge’s to lose for pretty much the entire 2025 season. However, when he landed on the injured list over the weekend, the odds flipped in Cal Raleigh’s favor for the first time all year.

Star, was placed on the 10-day IL after he was diagnosed with a right flexor strain on Sunday. The Yankees are hoping he is only out for the minimum of 10 days, and Aaron Boone stated that he will DH immediately upon his return.

Yankees captain Aaron Judge, his teammates and New York's fan base exhaled Saturday when the two-time AL MVP learned he has a flexor strain in his right elbow but no acute damage to his ulnar collateral ligament that might cause a long-term layoff.