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Trent Grisham’s return to Yankees getting ‘a little complicated’ with playoff roster implications

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Joyce, G. (2026, September 20). Trent Grisham’s return to Yankees getting ‘a little complicated’ with playoff roster implications. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/trent-grishams-return-to-yankees-getting-a-little-complicated/

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated that outfielder Trent Grisham might not return to play before the postseason due to roster limitations. Activating Grisham during the regular season would require demoting another player, potentially making them unavailable for the playoffs. The Yankees face a decision on whether to keep Grisham fresh but uncertain in his role or opt for defensive stability with current players like Spencer Jones and Heliot Ramos.

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PHOENIX – Trent Grisham's return to the Yankees during the final week of the regular season is getting "a little complicated," according to manager Aaron Boone. The Yankees are hesitant to activate Grisham from the injured list due to his ongoing recovery from a hamstring strain and because it would complicate playoff roster construction. Activating him now could mean either optioning another player, making them unavailable for the ALDS, or designating someone for assignment, which they aim to avoid. This decision impacts Grisham's immediate playing time while keeping him in contention for the postseason roster.

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PHOENIX – Trent Grisham could be on the Yankees’ playoff roster, but he almost certainly will not play in a regular-season game before then. uncertain

he → play → game

The Yankees are not planning to activate Grisham off the injured list during the final week of the regular season, partly because he still has boxes to check off in his return from a hamstring strain and partly because of complications in how they construct their playoff roster. asserted

they → plan → roster

Try it free“I know he’s trending to be close, but the activation might be a little complicated,” manager Aaron Boone said Sunday morning at Chase Field. uncertain

Boone → try → Field

The issue is that if the Yankees activate Grisham during the regular season, they would either have to option a player to Triple-A or designate someone for assignment to clear a spot on the active roster. asserted

they → activate → roster

Optioning a player would make them ineligible to be recalled for 10 days (or 15 for a pitcher), meaning the Yankees would not have access to them for the AL wild-card series and potentially the ALDS. asserted

Yankees → optione → series

Max Schuemann is expected to be sent back to Triple-A to make room for Jazz Chisholm Jr., who could come off the IL as early as Tuesday, but clearing another spot gets more difficult if everyone stays healthy. uncertain

everyone → expect → spot

The question then becomes whether the Yankees want to have Grisham on their playoff roster fresh off missing three-plus weeks on the IL, coming back to an uncertain role. asserted

Yankees → become → role

Spencer Jones has taken over center field duties in his absence and hit well (even with some hiccups defensively), especially against left-handers. asserted

Jones → take → handers

With Aaron Judge trending toward missing the wild-card series, Heliot Ramos figures to start in right field against the Red Sox’ left-handers. asserted

Ramos → trend → handers

Could Grisham start in center field against a righty like Sonny Gray, with Jones moving to right field, or be a left-handed pinch-hitting option off the bench? uncertain

Jones → start → bench

Before the Yankees have to make that decision, Grisham needs to finish off his running progression to be cleared physically. asserted

Grisham → have → progression

“He’s been doing quite a bit,” Boone said. asserted

Boone → do → bit

“He’s pretty deep into his running progression, hitting and doing baseball activities. asserted

He → ’ → activities

So he’s getting pretty close.” asserted

he → get → ?

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