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Ominous Aaron Judge sign as Yankees star tries to return for wild-card series

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Joyce, G. (2026, September 27). Ominous Aaron Judge sign as Yankees star tries to return for wild-card series. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/sports/ominous-aaron-judge-sign-as-yankees-star-tries-to-return-from-injury/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-27 · by Greg Joyce

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Aaron Judge remains uncertain to participate in the Yankees' AL wild-card series against the Red Sox due to a calf strain. Manager Aaron Boone indicated that as of Sunday morning, Judge had not resumed baseball activities and it was unclear whether he would be medically cleared by Tuesday's roster deadline. Additionally, other players like Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham, and Ryan Weathers, all recovering from injuries, are facing their own uncertainties about playing time or role in the upcoming series.
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Aaron Judge, the three-time MVP of the New York Yankees, is attempting to recover from a calf strain in time for the AL wild-card series against the Boston Red Sox. As of Sunday morning, two days before Game 1, Judge has been limited to rehab exercises and non-baseball activities like using a treadmill. Manager Aaron Boone stated that the team was not initially planning on including Judge on the roster but left room for reconsideration based on his progress.

Boone emphasized that the Yankees would need to see if Judge can participate in hitting and running before making their final decision by Tuesday morning, when rosters are due. Despite this uncertainty, Judge remains committed to being ready for the postseason series against the Red Sox.

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Greg Joyce
60 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Except in practical terms for the Yankees, it will be crammed into the next month before the sport is expected to shut down because of a lockout.
🔮 Whether the two will finally match up again to allow him to be any kind of contributor for the Yankees in 2027, though, remains very much in question, setting up a $15 million decision. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it freeAfter three separate calf strains sidelined him for five-plus months and relegated him to a pair of pinch-hit at-bats in October, the soon-to-be 37-year-old DH entered the offseason healthy.
🔮 Pitching coach Matt Blake and the team are in the midst of negotiating a new contract and moving toward a deal, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported Friday, which would ensure that the Yankees hang on to one of the best at his job in the game.
🔮 Some Yankees bosses may have been irked by Aaron Judge questioning whether they have gone all in enough, but Hal Steinbrenner insists he was not one of them.
🔮 After another disappointing playoff exit, Boone is coming back for a 10th season as manager next year, with Cashman also expected to return for his 30th season as general manager on a new contract.
🔮 The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years.
🔮 Boone also dropped Spencer Jones — the Yankees cleanup hitter in each of the prior three playoff games — down to batting eighth in the lineup, the lowest he has hit against a right-hander since May 19 (facing Dylan Cease).
🔮 He may have more talent and tools than almost any other player on the roster, most notably his speed, athleticism and power, but the Yankees have not been able to get that out of him regularly enough, especially this year.
🔮 McMahon has not brought much offensively and then committed a fielding error on the first ball put in play in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday night at Tropicana Field, the first of four the Yankees would make in Game 2.
🔮 “So there would’ve been a right-hander I would have used at some point had we gotten runners on base, but by the time he was in the game it was 5-1.
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Boone said earlier this week that the Yankees were not planning for Judge to be on the roster for the wild-card round, while leaving the door open for it to happen, though the captain was not happy about that and reiterated his plan to make himself available for the series.
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🔮 Aaron Judge may be doing everything in his power to be ready for the start of the postseason, but two days before Game 1 of the AL wild-card series, that has yet to involve baseball activities.

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Aaron Judge may be doing everything in his power to be ready for the start of the postseason, but two days before Game 1 of the AL wild-card series, that has yet to involve baseball activities. uncertain
that → do → activities
At least as of Sunday morning, the three-time MVP’s calf strain had limited him to rehab, some plyometric exercises and the treadmill as he tries to be ready in time to make the roster against the Red Sox. asserted
he → limit → Sox
“So not a whole lot yet,” manager Aaron Boone said on a rainy Sunday at Yankee Stadium. asserted
Boone → say → Stadium
Whether Judge needs to actually participate in any baseball activities – hitting and running being the most telling given his injury – before the Yankees would feel comfortable including him on the wild-card series roster remains to be seen. asserted
Yankees → need → roster
“Look, it’s Sunday,” Boone said. asserted
Boone → look → ?
“We’ll get to Tuesday morning when we have to enter our [roster]. asserted
we → get → roster
We’ll just see what we have, and along with the trainers and medical, we’ll make a decision.” asserted
we → see → decision
Boone said earlier this week that the Yankees were not planning for Judge to be on the roster for the wild-card round, while leaving the door open for it to happen, though the captain was not happy about that and reiterated his plan to make himself available for the series. asserted
himself → say → series
Asked if there was a scenario where Judge might not be ready for Tuesday but could be later in the series and so the Yankees carry him on the roster, Boone said he had not had that conversation with trainers yet. uncertain
he → ask → trainers
“We’ll have those when we make the decision,” Boone said. asserted
Boone → have → decision
“Those kind of things will be considered.” asserted
kind → consider → things
Judge’s status is one of the many wild cards as the Yankees try to nail down their 26-man roster to face the Red Sox, along with Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham and Ryan Weathers, all of whom are coming back from injuries. asserted
all → try → injuries
Thank you Stanton, who has missed the last five months with three different calf strains, would be a pinch hitter. asserted
who → thank → strains
Grisham, out since early September with another hamstring strain, could start in center against right-hander Sonny Gray (bumping Spencer Jones to right field and Heliot Ramos to the bench). uncertain
Grisham → start → bench
And Weathers would be a one-inning reliever out of the bullpen after coming back from a left forearm flexor strain, offering a power lefty that they do not otherwise have. asserted
they → come → that
“Physically I’m ready to go,” Grisham said Sunday morning. “ asserted
Grisham → ’m → ?
I feel super healthy, so we’ll see how it shakes out,” said Weathers, who threw a 15-pitch live batting practice session on Friday against Grisham and Stanton. asserted
who → feel → Grisham
Boone indicated that Weathers is “very much in play for this round,” but he expected they would finalize a decision on Monday. asserted
they → indicate → Monday
“I like where he’s at,” Boone said. asserted
Boone → like → where
“I think he feels really healthy, looks really healthy.” asserted
he → think → ?
As for Stanton, the veteran DH has been hitting throughout his extended absence, but is that enough to feel good about him jumping right into the playoffs? asserted
him → hit → playoffs
“I feel like nobody knows themselves and their body as well as Big G does,” Boone said. asserted
Boone → feel → themselves
“He’s always honest and he’s always real transparent about where he’s at. asserted
he → ’ → where
Also, you know the track record of success and trusting him in really difficult, tough spots to put an at-bat together. asserted
you → know → bat
So we’ll see here and make those decisions sometime [Monday] probably.” asserted
we → see → decisions
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