Aaron Judge delivers surprise update before Yankees’ playoff run

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge announced on Wednesday that he intends to return for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. Judge had been placed on the injured list on Saturday with a hamstring injury, which initially led manager Aaron Boone to state that the team expected to play without him in the opening round.

Judge recently missed over three months due to a hip injury suffered in late May and had struggled upon returning, batting 4-for-23 with 13 strikeouts. Despite initial expectations that he would be sidelined until a potential ALDS appearance, Judge stated his plan is to prepare his body to play in Tuesday's wild-card opener.