Yankees Leave Aaron Judge Off Wild Card Roster as Giancarlo Stanton Returns for Game 1
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Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 29
Yankees Leave Aaron Judge Off Wild Card Roster as Giancarlo Stanton Returns for Game 1
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 29
Summary
Aaron Judge will miss the entire Wild Card Series against Boston after the Yankees excluded the two-time AL MVP from their roster for Tuesday’s opener in the Bronx.
A Sept. 16 calf strain kept Judge on the injured list, and the move came despite Aaron Boone saying Monday that Judge had been making progress after cage work and anti-gravity treadmill running.
The loss removes a key bat from a lineup that ranked 11th in OPS this season; New York went 41-25 with Judge starting and 52-43 without him.
Giancarlo Stanton, out since late April with his own calf strain, is available and could help against Boston’s left-heavy rotation after hitting 18 career playoff homers.