Aaron Judge refutes Aaron Boone's injury comments in latest Yankees hubbub

Sweep the St. Louis Cardinals. Win five of six. Get a day off. You can only get so much peace as a New York Yankees fan (or sports fan, really) these days, and Tuesday is becoming a difficult one for Bronx Bombers supporters.

The latest surrounds Aaron Judge, who is working his way back from a flexor strain in his right arm. Since returning from the IL, Judge has been limited to DH duties because his injury is preventing him from throwing effectively. It's still unclear when he can return to playing right field.

Fans thought they got some clarity from manager Aaron Boone earlier on Tuesday. Appearing on WFAN, the Yankees' manager told Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata that he doesn't think "we're going to see [Judge] back to throwing like he normally does at any point this year." That would suggest either that Judge is slow to recover or isn't returning to defense at all this season.

Or, of course, it could mean Judge is doing totally fine! We now have absolutely no idea because the superstar slugger refuted what his manager said before the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Minutes later, Boone said he "may have overstated" his previous comments. Not sure how we mess up a report about the team's most important player, but alright then!

Yankees fans taken for a loop as Aaron Judge refutes Aaron Boone's injury comments

Earlier in the day, the Yankees activated Amed Rosario after optioning JC Escarra, got good news on Giancarlo Stanton, and were then hit with injury news regarding Brent Headrick (headed to the IL) and Jonathan Loaisiga (dealing with elbow/triceps soreness). And then this happened with Judge.

Obviously, fans knew Judge probably wouldn't be at his absolute best with throwing for the rest of this season due to the nature of his ailment (pitchers take months — and sometimes over a year if it worsens — to recover from flexor strains), but the whole exchange makes it seem like something's up. Perhaps Boone revealed the truth too quickly. Perhaps there was a miscommunication. Perhaps Judge didn't want to have that news delivered to the fanbase in any capacity until he knew his fate for sure. Perhaps someone else didn't do their job properly in relaying the injury information to Boone.

There are plenty of possibilities! All of which are absurd for a team that finally found a shred of momentum after playing below .500 baseball for 2.5 months.

The Yankees' most important series of the year takes place this weekend in a four-game set against the Red Sox, and they positively do not need a distraction such as this taking their eye off the ball. Make it go away.