Aaron Judge held hitless in long-awaited return to New York Yankees lineup from rib fracture

Aaron Judge returned to the New York Yankees lineup after being sidelined for 83 games with a rib injury. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, failing to provide the expected heroic homecoming. However, Heliot Ramos stepped up in Judge’s place, hitting a crucial three-run homer that secured a 5-3 victory for the Yankees.

• Aaron Judge returned to the Yankees lineup after 83 games due to a rib stress fracture.
• Judge went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his first game back.
• Heliot Ramos hit a game-changing three-run homer in the eighth inning.
• The Yankees won the game 5-3.
• The team treated the series as a quasi-rehab stint for Judge to manage his workload.