Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his best player avoided a much worse fate in terms of the injury. The team is optimistic he can return to the lineup as soon as he's eligible to be activated from his IL stint. He'll be eased in as the designated hitter to avoid putting too much strain on his elbow.

Aaron Judge’s injury scare is causing a shake up in the American League MVP race. As recently as Friday night, Judge, who is enjoying another historic season for the Yankees, was roughly a -600 favorite to win the award for the third time in his career.