Judge's Calf Strain: When Will Yankees Captain Play?

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge is on the mend from a calf strain that has kept him out of recent games. As of Wednesday, Judge was in Somerset and took live batting practice, a positive step in his recovery. However, he was not cleared to run the bases, and his availability for future games remains uncertain.

Judge was officially left off the 26-man roster for the Yankees' best-of-three Wild Card series against the Boston Red Sox. This decision means he will miss the current series and could potentially return for the American League Divisional Series if the Yankees advance. The team is managing his return carefully, taking each step of his recovery process one at a time.