Three questions for Aaron Judge and the Yankees as injury casts doubt on slugger’s playoff availability

Friday was a bad day for the New York Yankees even though they opened their final road series of the regular season with a blowout win (NYY 9, ARI 2). Captain Aaron Judge is headed back to the injured list with a right calf strain less than two weeks after returning from a fractured rib that sidelined him more than three months. Judge's status for the rest of the season is up in the air.

"I don't have a timeline on him. I'm not going to predict anything. We'll just obviously treat it and see what transpires," manager Aaron Boone said (via MLB.com). "… The reality is, we've had to play a lot of the season this year without him. There's no replacing a player who is as great as Aaron Judge, but we have high expectations. Those don't change now."

The Yankees are always cagey about Judge's injuries. They declined to reveal the severity of the calf strain or give a timetable for his return. Generally speaking, Grade 1 calf strains (the least severe) require 2-3 weeks on the injured list, though calves are very tricky and easy to reinjury. They must be allowed to heal fully, otherwise you…

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