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Aaron Judge’s fate revealed as Yankees unveil wild-card roster

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Reilly, B. (2026, September 29). Aaron Judge’s fate revealed as Yankees unveil wild-card roster. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/sports/aaron-judges-fate-revealed-as-yankees-unveil-wild-card-roster/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-29 · by Bridget Reilly

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The Yankees have left Aaron Judge off their AL wild-card series roster due to his recent right calf strain, opting for caution over risking his participation less than two weeks after injury. The team also faces decisions regarding Giancarlo Stanton’s availability as a pinch hitter despite missing five months with multiple calf injuries, Trent Grisham potentially returning from a hamstring strain as a fourth outfielder or bench option, and Ryan Weathers possibly joining the bullpen in a limited capacity after recovering from a forearm flexor strain.
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The New York Yankees have revealed their American League wild-card series roster, excluding Aaron Judge due to a recent right calf injury. Despite Judge’s efforts to convince the team otherwise and participating in live batting practice on Monday night, the Yankees opted for caution. The team will attempt to have Judge available for the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays if they advance past the Boston Red Sox in the wild-card round. Additionally, the roster decisions regarding Giancarlo Stanton, who has been out since April due to calf injuries, and outfielder Trent Grisham with a hamstring issue, have left questions about their roles going forward.

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ALDS Rays The Bronx Yankees the Red Sox

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Yankees ORG · 6× Grisham PERSON · 2× Judge PERSON · 2× the Red Sox ORG · 2× Aaron Judge PERSON · 1× Giancarlo Stanton PERSON · 1× Rays ORG · 1× Ryan Weathers PERSON · 1× The Bronx GPE · 1× Trent Grisham PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The Yankees left their captain off the AL wild-card series roster that they submitted to the league office Tuesday morning, his late push not enough for the team to feel comfortable taking the risk of playing him less than two weeks removed from suffering a right calf strain.
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🔮 But in the end, the Yankees erred on the side of caution and will try again to see if they can get him back in time for the ALDS against the Rays, if they can get past the Red Sox.
2026-09-29 · New York Post
Aaron Judge’s fate revealed as Yankees unveil wild-card roster · mixed framing

Claims (11 extracted, 4 hedged)

If Aaron Judge is going to play a postseason game for the Yankees this year, they are at least going to have to beat the Red Sox without him. asserted
they → go → him
The Yankees left their captain off the AL wild-card series roster that they submitted to the league office Tuesday morning, his late push not enough for the team to feel comfortable taking the risk of playing him less than two weeks removed from suffering a right calf strain. asserted
team → leave → strain
Judge was trying to talk his way onto the roster and then surprisingly took live batting practice Monday night during the Yankees’ workout in The Bronx. asserted
Judge → try → Bronx
But in the end, the Yankees erred on the side of caution and will try again to see if they can get him back in time for the ALDS against the Rays, if they can get past the Red Sox. asserted
they → err → Sox
The roster fates of Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham and Ryan Weathers, meanwhile, all provided questions for the team to work through. asserted
team → provide → questions
Stanton would be expected to be a pinch hitter — his right-handed threat taking on even more importance without Judge against the Red Sox’ horde of lefties — after missing five months with three separate calf strains. asserted
threat → expect → strains
Grisham could return from his hamstring strain as a fourth outfielder who could start in center against right-hander Sonny Gray in Game 2, bumping Spencer Jones to right field. uncertain
who → return → field
Otherwise, Jones has likely done enough to remain in center while Grisham could be a left-handed hitting option off the bench or a late-game defensive replacement. uncertain
Grisham → do → bench
And Weathers, who missed the final month of the regular season with a left forearm flexor strain, could be coming back in a bullpen role, likely available for just one inning (and most likely not in Game 1 at all after throwing live batting practice on Monday). uncertain
who → miss → Monday
But he would give the Yankees a power lefty in a bullpen that was running out of gas by the end of the season. asserted
that → give → season
For the best-of-three series, the Yankees could potentially carry 10 pitchers and 16 position players, the latter allowing Aaron Boone to be aggressive with how he uses his bench. uncertain
he → carry → bench
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