New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says star outfielder Aaron Judge is almost certain to miss the American League wild-card series due to a right calf strain. Boone’s comments indicate Judge will not be ready in time after the injury sent him to the 10-day injured list on Saturday.
The outlets agree on the basic timeline and status: Judge is sidelined with a calf injury and is expected to be unavailable for the postseason wild-card matchup. Yardbarker and Yahoo Sports frame the situation as “most likely” or “almost certainly” based on Boone’s assessment, emphasizing uncertainty only in wording. Fox Sports similarly reports Judge is expected to miss the series, adding broader context that his season has been affected by injuries, while still tying the immediate absence to the calf problem and the injured-list placement.
