Yankees captain Aaron Judge continues to recover from a right rib fracture and is feeling better, according to comments attributed to manager Aaron Boone. Both outlets report that Judge’s improvement is real but still not sufficient to move into a more advanced stage of baseball activities or to significantly accelerate his timetable. Boone characterizes Judge’s status as encouraging while also describing him as remaining in a “holding pattern,” suggesting the team is waiting for additional healing before making further decisions. The reports indicate that Judge’s recovery is trending in the right direction, but it is not yet at the level that would allow the Yankees to treat his return as imminent. No specific dates for a return are provided in the shared information, and the focus stays on the day-to-day assessment of how the injury is responding. Overall, the Yankees’ position reflects cautious optimism based on incremental progress rather than a clear change in his availability.