Yankees' Aaron Judge Expected to Miss Likely Wild Card Series vs. Red Sox
The Yankees recalled Max Schuemann as Aaron Judge’s absence left the lineup without its top hitter, who was batting .241 with 18 home runs.
- On Saturday, the New York Yankees placed outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list with a moderate grade right calf strain, retroactive to September 17.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed Judge suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, abruptly ending his return from an 84-game rib fracture absence earlier this season.
- Boone stated the team is planning for Judge to miss the American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox, noting he received a platelet-poor plasma injection on Monday.
- The New York Yankees, currently 89-66, rely on Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger to bolster offense while Judge remains sidelined ahead of the September 29 Wild Card series.
- Judge stated it is "definitely the plan" to return for the postseason, though any comeback depends on the team advancing to the ALDS beginning October 3.
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Judge, the triple winner of the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award of the American League, would miss the Wildcard Series that begins on Tuesday, in which the Yankees can collide with their archrivals, the Boston Red Sox. "We're planning as if he (Judge) wasn't going to be a part of it," said Yankees' manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday about the first round of postseason. Judge, 34, was included in the list of injured New York's ninth on Saturday, thr…
Yankees’ Aaron Judge likely out for WC series vs. Red Sox
By Field Level Media Sep 22 (Field Level Media) - New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is unlikely to play in the upcoming American League wild-card series against the rival Boston Red Sox. "We're planning on him not being a part of that," Yankees...
Yankees star Aaron Judge has injection in sore right calf, making stat
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge had an injection in his sore right calf, putting his status for the postseason in even more jeopardy. Before the Yankees faced the Rays in a day-night doubleheader Tuesday,
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