Yankees planning for Aaron Judge to miss Wild Card Series, but three-time MVP pushing to play

The New York Yankees will likely not have their captain when the Wild Card Series begins next week. Aaron Judge is not expected to be on the Wild Card Series roster as he recovers from his recent calf strain, manager Aaron Boone announced Tuesday. Judge received a platelet-rich plasma injection on Monday and is shut down from baseball activities while that kicks in.

"We're planning on him not being a part of that," Boone said Tuesday about Judge being on the Wild Card Series roster (per MLB.com).

Judge, meanwhile, told ESPN on Wednesday that his "plan" is to "try to get my body ready so I'm ready to go" for the Wild Card Series. As for whether he'll actually be on the roster, Judge said, "I've got no idea."

Judge exited last Wednesday's game with a right calf strain that Boone described on Tuesday as "moderate." It was Judge's seventh game back from a fractured top right rib that sidelined him for more than three months. Judge has played in only 66 of New York's 155 games this season, and, depending on how their postseason goes, he may not play again in 2026.

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