MLB.com | Mike Petriello: Aaron Judge, the greatest right-handed hitter of all time, has a chance to make history once more this year. Though his production thus far in 2026 hasn’t quite matched his play from the last few seasons, he’s on pace for 54 home runs, which would make the first hitter ever to hit 50 or more homers in five different seasons (he accomplished the feat in 2017, 2022, 2024, and 2025). If we’re fortunate, a year from now we’ll be discussing Judge’s chances of becoming the first hitter to mash 50 homers six times.
New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: José Caballero is aiming to return from a finger injury on Friday. In what role will he return? That remains to be seen, as Aaron Boone is keeping his cards close to the vest, stating “He’ll be in there. Look, we still got a couple days to go between that even being an option, so we’ll see.” Caballero played eill as the starter filling in for a rehabbing Anthony Volpe, but now, Volpe is the one playing well in place of Caballero. Could Volpe get sent back to Triple-A? Could Caballero go back to being a utilityman, perhaps cutting into Ryan McMahon’s playing time at third? All options appear to be on the table.
MLB.com | Max Ralph: You may have noticed that Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s pants have gotten baggier in the last week, and that’s because they’re not his. Chisholm started wearing teammate Giancarlo Stanton’s pants as a tactic to try and break out of a season-long slump, and so far, the returns are positive, the infielder posting a 1.302 OPS in his first five games since donning the roomy trousers. Stanton supported the decision, telling reporters “I think it’s great… they’ve got homers in them.”
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: ($) The Yankees came into this series with the Blue Jays feeling they had something to prove, looking to redeem themselves after their division rivals had their number throughout last season. “We owe you something,” Jazz Chisholm said of Toronto, who went 11-6 against the Yankees last year in the regular season and postseason combined. Though they’ve been far from dominant, the Yankees have done enough against the Blue Jays this week, taking the first two games of the series in dramatic fashion.
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Jasson Domínguez is making progress on his recovery from a scary injury a couple of weeks ago, but he’s still some time from taking the field. Domínguez recently received a cortisone inject and hit balls off a tee yesterday but has no timetable for return.
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