Yankees Likely Will Be without Injured Aaron Judge in First Round of the Playoffs, Team Says
Aaron Boone said the Yankees are not planning for Judge in the opener after a Monday platelet-poor plasma injection for a moderate calf strain.
- On Tuesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced that outfielder Aaron Judge is unlikely to play in the American League Wild Card Series beginning September 29 against the Boston Red Sox due to a moderate right calf strain.
- Judge suffered the injury during a September 16 game against the Minnesota Twins in his seventh game back from a fractured rib, then received a platelet-poor plasma injection on Monday to aid recovery after being placed on the 10-day injured list.
- Disputing Boone's "moderate" characterization, the three-time American League MVP told reporters Wednesday that "that's what the plan is" to return for the postseason, saying he has dealt with similar strains throughout his career.
- The Yankees have maintained a 48-41 record in games without their captain this season, relying on lineup depth from Heliot Ramos and Cody Bellinger to sustain offensive production during the postseason.
- Facing the Boston Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series on September 29 at Yankee Stadium, the winner advances to the American League Division Series, where the Tampa Bay Rays await as division champions.
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Judge hopes to be ready for playoffs and Stanton could return for Yankees after 5 1/2-month absence - Regional Media News
NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hopes to return from a strained right calf for the playoffs next week and Giancarlo Stanton could be back after a 5 1/2-month absence. New York manager Aaron Boone repeated he's not counting on Judge to play [...]
Aaron Judge bristles at Boone’s Wild Card Series outlook: ‘I don’t know why he used those words’
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With fans celebrating when New York Yankees three-time MVP Aaron Judge will be playing in the AL Wild Card series next week as his calf injury looms over the
Aaron Judge says he intends to be ready for Yankees' Wild Card series despite calf injury - NEW YORK TIMES POST
With fans wondering whether New York Yankees three-time MVP Aaron Judge will be playing in the AL Wild Card series next week as his calf injury looms over the franchise, the man himself isn’t so worried. “That’s what the plan is,” Judge told ESPN. “Try to get my body ready so I’m ready to go.” [...]
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