As the New York Yankees make a final push for October baseball, slugger Aaron Judge is likely to miss most of the remaining regular season.
The Yankees announced Friday that they plan to place Judge on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain. The move can be backdated to Thursday, which would make the three-time American League MVP eligible to return for the Yankees’ regular-season finale Sept. 27.
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Judge has appeared in just 66 games this season after playing more than 150 games in each of the previous two seasons and winning back-to-back American League MVP awards in 2024 and 2025.
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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) looks on during a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Sept. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Andrew Ritter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The 34-year-old last played Wednesday in the Yankees’ series finale against the Minnesota Twins. But Judge was removed from the game in the sixth inning because of leg discomfort, though he said afterward that the move was precautionary.
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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees looks on before a game against the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
Judge has one extra-base hit in seven games since returning last week from a broken rib, which kept him out of the lineup for more than three months.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge strikes out during the fifth inning against the Athletics in New York on April 8, 2026. (Heather Khalifa/AP)
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The Yankees continue their latest road trip Friday night playing the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. New York entered Friday night’s action five games behind the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Both the Yankees and Rays have already clinched postseason berths.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
