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Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees from spring training Try it free TAMPA — Aaron Judge is “hoping and praying” for the best for Gerrit Cole and has found the silver lining of a bleak Yankees camp: It is spring training and not yet even the middle of March.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole faces elbow discomfort ahead of 2025, with Aaron Judge offering reassurance amid growing injury concerns.

LeMahieu hit a career-low .204 last season playing only 67 games due to a fractured foot and hip impingement. Since batting .327 with 26 homers in his first Yankees season and winning the AL batting crown with a .364 average the next, 2019 and 2020, he’s a .252 hitter with injuries every year.

Of course, Aaron Judge provides the straw that stirs the New York Yankees’ offense. His slugging abilities and RBI work make him a fearsome hitter for any American League opposing team. Judge needs to have a season of redemption.

The New York Yankees head into the 2025 MLB season with renewed optimism. What should the Yankees expect from Aaron Judge amid all of their lineup changes?

The alarm bells keep ringing for the New York Yankees, as yet another Aaron Judge teammate will undergo evaluation for potential elbow issues—something that also troubled him last season. Aaron Judge is proving to be in top form during spring training with the New York Yankees,