Overview
- The Yankees announced on Saturday that Aaron Judge will not be on their ALDS roster after the club judged him not ready to meet playoff workload standards.
- Judge has been progressing in rehab with live batting practice and live pitching sessions but has not completed full base‑running or high‑intensity field work.
- Manager Aaron Boone said the club felt Judge “wasn’t quite ready” and left late-day decisions to trainers as they weighed his readiness.
- Carrying Judge with limited mobility would have reduced roster flexibility and might have forced the team to remove a player such as Giancarlo Stanton to make room.
- The Rays prepared as if Judge might play, but the Yankees cited Tropicana Field’s turf and the risk of re‑aggravation as factors in taking a cautious approach that preserves Judge for potential later rounds.