New York Post | Greg Joyce: On a day where once again the offense looked lifeless, the New York Yankees finally got some good Aaron Judge news. This past Friday, the Yankees right fielder, out since the end of May with a rib fracture, was cleared to throw the baseball, nine days after imaging revealed that the injury had healed enough for him to start baseball activities. While Judge still has a ways to go before he can return to the diamond, at this point, any little bit of reassurance that he actually can make it back this season is welcome.
The Athletic | Tyler Kepner: (subscription required) Yankees starter Gerrit Cole sits at 159 career wins, just three short of a season’s worth of victories. While that is not exactly a famous milestone — 200, 250, and 300 wins are the real milestones we like to talk about — that would tie him for 226th all-time, and rather surprisingly, set the record for most wins by a first overall pick.
NJ.com | Randy Miller: Between a couple of trades and some promotions, the Yankees minor league teams have seen their rosters shuffled quite a bit over the last two weeks. In light of that, Mike Fransoso, the hitting coach of the Somerset Patriots, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate, spoke with Miller about several of the hitters on his team. Most notably, this included Roderick Arias, the former top prospect who signed for $4 million in 2022 but who had struggled to find his footing in professional baseball.