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Judge has been out since Sept. 18 and missed the wild-card round victory over the Red Sox.
of the Boston Red Sox due to a moderate calf strain. He was placed on the injured list on Sept. 18 and four days later manager Aaron Boone said the team was planning to play without Judge in the opening round.
"We feel like in a couple weeks since the injury, he's made real strides and significant improvements," Boone said on Wednesday. "Hopefully, we're in a position to make another decision in a couple of days. "Judge took live batting practice at Yankee Stadium on Monday and took more live at-bats at the team's Double-A affiliate in Somerset on Wednesday.
He told reporters thatOne consideration in playing Judge at Tropicana Field is the ballpark's artificial turf, something that Boone said could have been a part of the decision-making process..
"But we're looking at the days, and so it's more is he going to be available at some point in this series, potentially, as a player? That's what we're kind of weighing and then seeing where he's at now these last few days, having taken live BP.
"on Saturday and Monday. The series will shift to Yankee Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday and a possible Game 4 on Thursday. Should it be necessary, a winner-take-all Game 5 would take place on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Tropicana Field.
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