The New York Yankees are one of the best teams in the AL, but the absence of Aaron Judge changes the equation. The 33-year-old is on the 10-day IL with a flexor strain in his right elbow, which puts the Yankees in a bind.

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge went on the injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, but a scan showed no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of the two-time AL MVP

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/yankees as Yankees' Aaron Judge Facing Closest MVP Race in 75 years. Aaron Judge is having another MVP-caliber season for the New York Yankees. But he might not have any hardware to show for it.