NY Times | Scott Miller: Aaron Judge still doesn’t have a timeline to return to the Yankees, contrary to some rumors that were floating around before the All-Star break. While there’s hope that he’ll be able to return at some point during the stretch run, considering the injury will require some sort of surgery in the offseason and he’ll essentially have to play through the pain in the meantime, it’s possible that Judge won’t return to the field but slot in as the designated hitter instead.
It’d be a massive hit to part of what makes Judge so valuable to the team, his versatility and skill with the glove and arm on top of the bat, but it’d also complicate how the Yankees rotate Giancarlo Stanton and other veterans through the role.