“He Needs to Be Out There”: Yankees Urged to Take Serious Risk With Aaron Judge as Playoffs Progress

Former MLB player Todd Frazier has urged the New York Yankees to include Aaron Judge on their ALDS roster against the Tampa Bay Rays, even if the slugger is only at 50 percent fitness. Judge missed the AL Wild Card sweep against the Boston Red Sox due to a Grade 2 calf strain. Manager Aaron Boone indicated that a final decision on Judge's roster status will be made ahead of Saturday's deadline.

Judge has reportedly undergone an experimental platelet-poor plasma injection to accelerate his recovery and took live batting practice ahead of the division series. The Yankees, set to start Gerrit Cole in Game 1 at Tropicana Field, saw their scoring average and batting numbers drop significantly during Judge's extended absences throughout the regular season.