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Yankees Likely Will Be without Injured Aaron Judge in First Round of the Playoffs, Team Says
- On Tuesday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed captain Aaron Judge has a "moderate" calf strain, making him unlikely to participate in next week's Wild Card Series.
- Judge returned from a 60-day injured list stint on Sept 8 following a rib fracture, but re-injured his right calf in Minnesota last week during his comeback.
- To aid muscle recovery, Judge received a Platelet-Poor Plasma injection on Monday; according to the Boston Sports Medicine & Research Institute, a moderate strain typically requires 3 to 6 weeks of rest.
- The Yankees sit 6.0 games behind the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays, holding a 9.5-game cushion for the Wild Card spot and likely facing the Boston Red Sox in the first round.
- While Aaron Boone is "not ruling out" a return, he is not planning on Judge's presence, maintaining that the team's "expectation to win" remains unchanged.
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He would miss the Wilds Series that starts on Tuesday, in which the Yankees can collide with their archrivals, the Boston Red Sox.
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