Yankees place Aaron Judge back on IL, making star slugger’s status uncertain ahead of playoffs

Yankees superstar Aaron Judge will be placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, the Yankees announced Friday evening prior to their game in Arizona. This comes two days after Judge exited in the middle of a game due to a right calf strain. Judge missed more than three months earlier this season with a wrist issue and played just seven games before landing back on the injured list.

There are only 10 days left in the season, but the Yankees can backdate the transaction, which would make the three-time MVP eligible to return from the injured list on the final day of the regular season, Sept. 27, though his body would need to cooperate. The Wild Card Series, which the Yankees will play in unless they can track down the Rays in the AL East, will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

We can't be sure that the level of severity is similar, but for what it's worth, Judge had a strained calf in 2020 and missed roughly three weeks. A similar timeline this year, would see Judge return in the middle of the ALDS (if the Yankees reach the round).

Judge this season has 66 games played, hitting .241/.360/.511…

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