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OF Aaron Judge (Calf) Left Off Yankees’ ALDS Roster

Aaron Judge remained sidelined with a strained right calf as the Yankees carried 11 pitchers and 15 position players for the best-of-five series.

  • On Saturday, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off the 26-man roster for the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of Game 1 at Tropicana Field.
  • Judge has been sidelined since suffering a right calf strain on September 16, 2026, in Minnesota; despite participating in batting practice this week, he did not run the bases or fully test the calf on the team's artificial turf.
  • Manager Aaron Boone added left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers to the roster for the best-of-five series, while removing infielder Amed Rosario and retaining designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton as a pinch-hit option.
  • The Yankees expanded their pitching staff to 11 pitchers for the series, seeking an edge against the Rays by bolstering depth with multi-inning relief options.
  • Judge played only 66 games this year, finishing with a.241 batting average and 18 home runs, as he remains in search of his first World Series championship.
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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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