Aaron Judge’s injury doesn’t have to derail Yankees’ season. Plus: When is a windup illegal?

The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox.We finally have an answer about Aaron Judge’s mystery injury. Plus: Jayson Stark on the most premature grand slam we know of, our Baseball Card of the Week has Marilyn Monroe implications and … are pitchers OK?I’m Levi Weaver — welcome to The Hybrid The Windup! (That joke will make sense later.)Injuries: Judge out 4-6 weeksOver the last nine full MLB seasons, there has only been one (2021) in which one of these two things did not happen:1. Aaron Judge wins Rookie of the Year or AL MVP, or

2. Judge misses at least 50 games due to injurySee:2017: AL Rookie of the Year (and second in MVP voting)

2018: Played 112 games (fracture in wrist)

2019: Played 102 games (oblique)2020: *Was not a full season

2021: Played 148 games, finished fourth in AL MVP voting