The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will renew their rivalry on Thursday, opening a four-game series at Yankee Stadium that has obvious playoff implications. The Yankees enter Thursday with a 1 ½ game lead over the Red Sox for the American League's top wild card spot.

With Aaron Judge still rehabbing a right flexor strain, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the superstar’s throwing will likely be compromised for the rest of the 2025 season.

Giancarlo Stanton will return to the New York Yankees’ lineup in right field after missing three games with what the team described as general soreness.

The mailbag wades into what the Yankees can hope for from their captain, as well as their odds of re-signing another outfielder.

Aaron Judge did not receive a favorable strike zone in his first at-bat against Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello on Friday night. Judge, hitting third in the order for the Yankees' second game of a weekend series against Boston, did not swing at any of the four pitches he saw in the at-bat and none of them were in the zone.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge and tennis legend Novak Djokovic posed at Yankee Stadium before Red Sox game, sparking buzz.

Last year, Judge had 18 first-inning home runs. He's the first player in MLB history to have two seasons of 15 or more first-inning homers, according to Baseball Reference researcher Katie Sharp. It's a remarkable feat, really. Judge has hit 37.5% of his home runs this season in the first inning.