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Judge hopes to be ready for playoffs and Stanton could return for Yankees after 5 1/2-month absence
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Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hopes to return for the playoffs after straining his right calf. Manager Aaron Boone isn't counting on Judge for the AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday, likely against Boston. Judge, sidelined since Sept.
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Aaron Judge calf injury could render him 'useless' for Wild Card series, doctor explains
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Judge hopes to be ready for playoffs and Stanton could return for Yankees after 5 1/2-month absence
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees looks on after an at-bat against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field on Sept. 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PHOENIX — The New York Yankees, who have played without All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge for most of the season, are bracing themselves now for the possibility that their three-time MVP may not play again the rest of the season.
The Yankees are planning on at least beginning the playoffs without Aaron Judge. “I’m not expecting it,” manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday regarding whether the Yankees captain could return for the wild-card series that begins in one week. “But I’m not ruling it out either.
BRONX, NY — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone admitted that his team is “planning” not to have superstar slugger Aaron Judge available for the American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox next week after suffering a “moderate” calf strain. “I have no idea.
Aaron Judge will almost certainly sit out the New York Yankees' upcoming American League wild card series due to a calf strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Tuesday.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone says slugger Aaron Judge is unlikely to play in the Wild Card Series after having an injection in his sore right calf. Before the Yankees faced the Rays in a day-night doubleheader Tuesday, Boone said Judge had a platelet poor plasma injection during the team’s off-day on…
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge received a platelet-poor plasma injection in his right calf, and Aaron Boone said he's not expected for the postseason.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Aaron Judge is back on the Injured List for the New York Yankees just before the postseason after months on the shelf. Manager Aaron Boone said it's Tuesday that the Yankees are "planning on [Judge] not being a part of" their final few games leading into the Wild Card round next […
Yankees captain Aaron Judge hopes to return from a Grade 2 right calf strain way sooner than the usual six-to-eight week timeline ... for next Tuesday's Wild Card Series opener.
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.
A day after Aaron Judge's calf strain was revealed to be a serious Grade 2, the Yankees captain said he wants to be off the injured list and playing in Tuesday's Wild Card Series opener.
Aaron Judge does not agree with the prognosis that his manager, Aaron Boone, gave him on Tuesday when he said that the Yankees were not “planning” on him being available for next week’s American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx. “My goal is to come back as soon as...
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hopes to return for the playoffs after straining his right calf. Manager Aaron Boone isn't counting on Judge for the AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday, likely against Boston. Judge, sidelined since Sept.
Aaron Judge shouldn’t try to be a hero. With a “moderate” strain of the calf’s soleus muscle (attached to the Achilles), there’s no sense taking a chance now and possibly costing him 2027 too. Judge is nobly suggesting he intends to play the wild-card round despite manager Aaron Boone calling it unl…
