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09/30 23:35 CDT Aaron Judge remains unsure for ALDS after missing Yankees'
first-round win over Red Sox
Aaron Judge remains unsure for ALDS after missing Yankees' first-round win over
Red Sox
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Yankees captain Aaron Judge remained unsure of his Division
Series status following New York's Wild Card Series sweep of the Boston Red Sox.
Sidelined since Sept. 16 by a strained right calf, Judge went to the Yankees'
Double-A ballpark in Somerset, New Jersey, for live batting practice Wednesday
as he tries to work his way back from a leg injury to be available later in the
postseason.
"Saturday's a long ways away, but I'm doing everything I can, all morning,
night, during the game, everything to prepare myself to be ready to go," Judge
said after Wednesday night's 9-2 win. "So I want to be in there. So we'll see
what happens."
Judge did not join teammates along the first-base line for introductions before
the Yankees' 9-0 win in Tuesday's opener of the best-of-three series.
"I think he was getting treatment," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Judge ran in the outfield before Tuesday night's game and on Wednesday went to
Somerset to hit. He returned to the Bronx in time to watch Game 2.
A three-time AL MVP, Judge was limited to 66 games this season. The 34-year-old
slugger hit .241 with 18 homers, 41 RBIs and an .871 OPS, including .174 with
one homer and three RBIs in September.
Left-hander Ryan Weathers, sidelined with a left forearm flexor strain since
Aug. 22, was to throw a bullpen at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
Boone said right-hander Clarke Schmidt won't pitch again this year. The
30-year-old relieved on Sept. 16 at Minnesota in his first big league
appearance since Tommy John surgery on July 11, 2025, then was put on the
injured list with right biceps inflammation.
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