New York Yankees star Aaron Judge won't need surgery on his elbow, but left-hander Carlos Rodon underwent an operation this week and could miss Opening Day.

Judge's throwing was limited after he hurt the flexor tendon in his right elbow in July. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday an MRI after the team was eliminated last week showed "no surgery is going to be needed."

"He'll take some time off and continue to do strengthening things and rehab and stuff," Boone said. "But it felt like he finished the season in a pretty good place, as we saw continued improvements with him."

Judge, 33, led the majors in batting average (.331), OPS (1.144) and WAR (9.7) while finishing with 53 home runs and 114 RBIs.

Boone said he expects Judge to be New York's everyday right fielder in 2026 a

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