Aaron Judge set to miss Yankees' MLB Postseason series against Rays

[p]The three-time Most Valuable Player, battling a right calf strain that affects his ability to run, had vowed to do all he could to be ready for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Rays[/a] after missing the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-yankees/SrC4LDIT/"]Yankees[/a]' two-game sweep of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-red-sox/zaXTinF3/"]Boston Red Sox[/a] in the Wild Card round.[/p][p]New York manager Aaron Boone left the decision to the last minute on Saturday morning - hours before game one in the best-of-five series.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/judge-aaron/WSFM7DfK/"]Judge[/a] has battled multiple injuries this season, missing time with a broken rib before straining his calf on September 16 in a game against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-twins/OjWW1naM/"]Minnesota Twins[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="a6e58238-887d-4452-bb26-aacfe3dce0d5" url="https://x.com/Yankees/status/2106390247408050546" social-type="twitter" /][p]The fact that the synthetic turf at the Rays' Tropicana Field could be harder on the injury reportedly was a factor in the decision to leave Judge off the series roster.[/p][p]If the Yankees get past top-seeded division rivals Tampa Bay, Judge could return for the American League Championship Series against either the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-guardians/4K05MrFG/"]Cleveland Guardians[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a] -- who opened their division series on Saturday.[/p]