Yankees Likely Will Be without Injured Aaron Judge in First Round of the Playoffs, Team Says
Aaron Judge received a platelet-poor plasma injection and is expected to miss the Yankees' opening playoff series, manager Aaron Boone said.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that captain Aaron Judge is unlikely to play in the upcoming American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox following a right calf strain.
- Judge, who returned September 8 from a fractured rib, sustained the calf injury during a September 16 loss to the Minnesota Twins and was placed on the 10-day injured list.
- Medical staff administered a platelet-poor plasma injection on Monday to aid recovery; experts note a 'moderate' grade strain typically requires three to six weeks of rest.
- Judge told reporters Wednesday he does not know why Boone labeled the strain 'moderate,' reiterating "my goal is to come back as soon as I can."
- Despite the absence of their primary power bat, New York enters the postseason having clinched a berth while relying on depth hitters like Ben Rice and Heliot Ramos.
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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’
NEW YORK — One day after New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that he was not “planning” on having superstar right fielder Aaron Judge available for the start of the American League Wild Card Series, the Yankees’ captain expressed his displeasure with that insinuation.
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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