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Yankees' Aaron Judge returning to injured list with calf strain - ESPN
Technology and Science9/18/20261 min read
Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge is returning to the injured list -- this time because of a right calf strain -- and Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't sure whether the slugger will be able to return for the postseason.
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- Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge is returning to the injured list with a right calf strain, and manager Aaron Boone is uncertain whether the slugger will be available for the postseason.
- The Yankees made the move Saturday, backdating it to Thursday, which leaves open the possibility of Judge returning for the regular-season finale on Sept. 27, though Boone offered no timeline or guarantees.
- Judge was removed for a pinch hitter in the sixth inning Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins; symptoms persisted and an MRI confirmed the strain, coming shortly after his return from a broken rib that sidelined him for over three months.
- Since returning last week, Judge went 4-for-23 with 13 strikeouts and one extra-base hit in seven games, and is batting .241 with 18 homers and 41 RBIs across 66 games this season.
- Utility man Max Schuemann, who is hitting .194 with two homers and eight RBIs in 87 plate appearances, will be recalled from Triple-A to fill the roster spot.
- New York has clinched a playoff berth but sits four games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East; the team is 48-39 without Judge and 41-25 with him, relying on Ben Rice, who leads the club with 39 homers, and Cody Bellinger, who is batting .275 with 16 homers and 71 RBIs.
Sep 18, 2026, 05:40 PM ET
PHOENIX -- Three-time American League MVP Aaron Judge is returning to the injured list -- this time because of a right calf strain -- and New York Yankees manager Aaron Boo