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Aaron Judge

NYY Right Fielder #99

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Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Aaron Judge is “not quite there yet” in his recovery from a calf strain.

Boone added that the determination to leave Judge off the club’s AL Wild Card Series roster was made after meeting with trainers following a live batting practice session at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The 34-year-old franchise cornerstone told reporters last week that he was planning to be ready for the start of the postseason, but that always felt a bit unrealistic after he suffered a calf strain back on September 16. It sounds like there’s a decent chance that Judge returns for the AL Division Series, if New York manages to get past the Red Sox. There should be some additional clarity on his next steps later this week.
Jazz Chisholm Jr.

NYY 2nd Baseman #13

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the Wild Card series against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Chisholm will not get the nod at second base with left-hander Peyton Tolle on the bump for the Red Sox. Paul Goldschmidt will hit leadoff at first base, and Anthony Volpe will get the start at second with Chisholm on the bench. The full lineup for the Yankees: 1B Goldschmidt, DH Ben Rice, RF Heliot Ramos, LF Cody Bellinger, SS George Lombard Jr., 3B Amed Rosario, 2B Volpe, CF Spencer Jones and Austin Wells behind the plate with Cam Schlitter on the mound.
Alexander Cornielle

NYY Starting Pitcher

Yankees designated RHP Alexander Cornielle for assignment.

Cornielle, who was called up Friday, gave up two runs in an inning in his one appearance for the Yankees. Working as a starter, he had a 3.39 ERA and an 89/45 K/BB in 85 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. If he clears waivers, he’ll eventually become a minor league free agent.
Giancarlo Stanton

NYY Designated Hitter #27

Giancarlo Stanton (calf) has made the Yankees’ Wild Card roster.

Stanton has not played in an MLB game since April 24th. He originally injured his right calf but then suffered a left calf injury during rehab. The 36-year-old has been taking live batting practice and could still give the Yankees a real boost, with the Red Sox set to start left-hander Payton Tolle in Game 1. However, if Stanton is at DH in Game 1, that means one of Luis Garcia and Ben Rice would play first base, and the other would likely sit. Given recent lineups, Garcia will almost assuredly be the one on the bench.
Trent Grisham

NYY Center Fielder #12

MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports that Trent Grisham (hamstring) has made the Yankees’ Wild Card roster

Grisham has been on the injured list with a hamstring strain since September 4th. The outfielder hit just .170/.261/.352 in 45 games since the All-Star break. With the Red Sox also set to use multiple left-handed starters, it remains to be seen if Grisham will be a regular starter for the Yankees in this series.
Aaron Judge

NYY Right Fielder #99

Aaron Judge (calf) is not on the Yankees roster for the Wild Card round against the Red Sox.

Despite Judge claiming that he was intending to play, it always seemed like a long shot. The 34-year-old has a calf strain that was expected to sideline him for 2-6 weeks, and he had not done any running in the days leading up to the announcement. Judge will continue to rehab and almost assuredly will be on the Yankees roster for the Divisional series, if they can get there.
Aaron Judge

NYY Right Fielder #99

Aaron Judge took four at-bats in live batting practice Monday, going 0-for-2 with two walks.

He struck out against Ryan Weathers. Judge didn’t do any running during the live BP or afterwards. It seems like it would be quite the roll of the dice to put him on the Wild Card roster 13 days after he suffered a calf strain.
Aaron Judge

NYY Right Fielder #99

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Aaron Judge (calf) hit indoors on Sunday and will be part of live batting practice on Monday.

This is obviously good news, but the bigger hurdle for Judge with a calf strain will be running. Especially the stop-start running when he leaves the batter’s box or takes off after being on base. He also claims that he intends to play the outfield, which will be another major test for his calf. As of now, Boone says that the team has not made a decision about whether or not to carry Judge on their roster for the Wild Card series against the Red Sox.
Elmer Rodríguez

NYY Starting Pitcher #71

Sunday’s game between the Orioles and Yankees was rained out.

Shane Baz and Elmer Rodríguez were supposed to start this one. Both teams will finish the season having played 161 games, with the Yankees going 93-68 and the Orioles 79-82.
Cam Schlittler

NYY Starting Pitcher #31

Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone announced Sunday that Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.

That means that Max Fried will pitch for the Yankees in Game 2 while Gerrit Cole would be waiting in the wings for Game 3 if necessary. Schlittler is certainly deserving of the honor as he posted a brilliant 1.95 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 239 strikeouts over 193 2/3 innings over 33 starts during the regular season and is the favorite to take home Cy Young award honors in the American League.