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Aaron Judge’s injury looming large as Yankees brace for clearer diagnosis

Nypost · · 822 words · By Andrew Crane
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The waiting game continued Wednesday evening, the story looming over anything that happened on the field for the Yankees.

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What happened

The waiting game continued Wednesday evening, the story looming over anything that happened on the field for the Yankees.

Why it matters

With so much uncertainty swirling about the status of Aaron Judge, a bone bruise near his right rib cage that’s impacting his swing and how much time the Yankees’ superstar could miss, the only thing that’d become certain by first pitch was that he wasn’t in…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/sports/aaron-judges-injury-looming-large-as-yankee…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the three-time American League MVP”
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Claim 2: “Rice entered Wednesday’s game with a six-game streak of reaching base multiple times”
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Web search results discuss Rice's hitting streaks (e.g., 15-game and 18-game streaks) and recent performance, but do not specifically confirm a 'six-game streak of reaching base multiple times' entering Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fullname: Benjamin Kimball Rice · Born: 2/22/1999 in Cohasset, MA · Draft: 2021, New York Yankees, Round: 12, Overall Pick: 363 · College: Dartmouth · Debut: 6/18/ ...
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/player/ben-rice-700250
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... It has been Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger . They are not hitting, and not producing. Ben Rice has gone from being a .312 hitter to be a .270; in ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendswholikenyyankees/post…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2026 ... Ben Rice over his last 5 games: 8-for-16 with 3 HR, 6 RBI and 5 R (1.592 OPS). His fourth homer of the Spring today was his furthest of the ...
https://www.facebook.com/talkinyanks/posts/rice-goes-deep-fo…
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Claim 3: “His last stint on the IL occurred in July 2025 — and caused him to miss 10 games — due to a flexor strain in his right elbow.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an IL stint for Aaron Judge in July 2025 due to a flexor strain.
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Claim 4: “Aaron Judge [has] a bone bruise near his right rib cage”
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The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference from Nypost and a web search result mentioning the bone bruise in the right ribcage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. [7] Levitical priests or kohanim are t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron (given name) ... Aaron is an English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron's has the best furniture, electronics, appliances, computers and more with affordable payments. Decorate your home with a new look.
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Claim 5: “who also won the AL batting title last year (.331 average)”
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Claim 6: “has collected another 17 homers to start 2026”
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Claim 7: “Judge, who last played Sunday, underwent imaging on the team’s day off Monday, met with team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Tuesday and saw a specialist Wednesday.”
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Three separate web search results from June 3, 2026, explicitly detail the timeline: playing Sunday, imaging Monday, meeting Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Tuesday, and seeing a specialist on Wednesday.
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Claim 8: “He also missed more than a month in 2023 with a torn ligament in his big right toe.”
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Claim 9: “José Caballero in right field and Ben Rice as their lineup’s power source”
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The claim states Caballero played right field, but web search evidence explicitly states Caballero was playing 'center field, a position he normally doesn’t play' during the Wednesday game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the America…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees
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Claim 10: “Rice... in just his second full MLB season”
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While Wikipedia and web searches confirm Ben Rice is a player for the Yankees, the specific detail about this being his 'second full MLB season' is not explicitly verified across multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Kimball Rice (born February 22, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter, and catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Rice played c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Rice
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher and minority ow…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the Unite…
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Claim 11: “Judge went a career-worst 11 games without an RBI last month”
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Claim 12: “Judge struggled, going just 17-for-82 (.207) across his 22 games prior to Tuesday with 26 strikeouts.”
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Claim 13: “adding to his 17 homers and 44 RBIs this season”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify Rice's season totals of 17 homers and 44 RBIs.
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Claim 14: “had hit .500 with 11 RBIs across that stretch”
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The evidence mentions a 15-game hitting streak with 13 RBIs and other stats, but does not specifically corroborate the .500 average and 11 RBIs for the specific six-game stretch mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... ... more than four runs for the first time in 13 games ... the fourth that extended the slugger's on-base streak to 18 consecutive games.
https://www.aol.com/articles/rice-hits-ahead-2-run-024937000…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... 689 (23-61 AB) with five home runs and 13 RBI during a career-long 15-game hitting streak. It's also the longest active hit streak in MLB.
https://www.facebook.com/yanksgoyard/posts/ben-rice-and-cody…
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web search NEUTRAL — (2026) Avg Exit Velocity: 91.7, Hard Hit %: 45.7, wOBA: .393, xwOBA: .370, Barrel %: 14.3.
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/ben-rice-700250
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Claim 15: “Caballero... hadn’t played [right field] since September before opening the game there Monday.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of technical documents about SharePoint Correlation IDs and unrelated Wikipedia entries; no baseball-related evidence regarding Caballero's positional history was found.
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Claim 16: “His average dipped to .248.”
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Claim 17: “He collected just six extra-base hits across that stretch and launched just one homer since May 11.”
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Claim 18: “he wasn’t in the lineup for a second consecutive night”
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Multiple web sources confirm Judge was absent for two consecutive games, specifically citing PIX11 and other reports of him being held out of the lineup for the second straight day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is an eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time Amer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Judge
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