{"id":359131,"date":"2026-09-28T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359131\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:08:10","slug":"aaron-judge-making-progress-as-ny-yankees-prepare-for-red-sox-with-stanton-grisham-weathers-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359131\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge \u2018making progress\u2019 as NY Yankees prepare for Red Sox with Stanton, Grisham, Weathers uncertain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The clock is ticking. Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees<\/a> have little time left before sending in the roster to face the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card round of the 2026 MLB Postseason. Although the latest injury update around Aaron Judge<\/a> is encouraging, uncertainty remains the name of the game and it\u2019s looming all over The Bronx, affecting Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham, and Ryan Weathers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAaron Judge did some hitting in the cage [on Sunday]. Boone<\/a> said he\u2019s \u2018making progress\u2019. No determination if he\u2019ll be on the roster,\u201d as reported by Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. \u201cWe\u2019ll listen to the trainers and medical, and see where we\u2019re at,\u201d Boone admitted.<\/p>\n

Considering Boone\u2019s latest update on Judge hadn\u2019t been great news for the Yankees<\/a>, the fact that there is still room for hope that he will be active in the Wild Card Series (best-of-three) against the Red Sox<\/a> should be taken as a small win and a step in the right direction for the Bronx Bombers. <\/p>\n

It remains to be seen how Judge might return after his stint on the 10-day injured list (IL) with a calf strain, only days removed from his 60-day IL stint with a stress fracture in his first right rib, which cost him over three months of inactivity in the 2026 MLB<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/p>\n

Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees looks on before the game.<\/p>\n

Boone faces litmus test in AL Wild Card<\/p>\n

Playing the entire Wild Card Series at home is an advantage for the Yankees, but it could become a burden for Boone. If New York loses the series to Boston, fans will make themselves heard, and whatever decision Boone makes on Judge, whether he plays or sits, will come with its own backlash. <\/p>\n

The smart decision may not be the right one, and which option is correct will only be determined based on how the Yankees fare in a best-of-three series against their despised foes from Massachusetts. To add to the drama, Judge isn\u2019t the only player making progress and, as a result, putting Boone in a tough spot. <\/p>\n

Uncertainty around Stanton, Grisham, and Weathers<\/p>\n

Although Stanton\u2019s return for the 2026 postseason was always considered a longshot, recent progress gave fans hope. For the time being, however, the odds remain against the veteran designated hitter, whose activation off IL would force Boone to make a decision on Ben Rice, as well. <\/p>\n

\u201cAaron Boone said they haven\u2019t decided if Giancarlo Stanton<\/a> will be on the wild card roster yet,\u201d according to Chris Kirschner. <\/p>\n

Similar scenarios surround Grisham (10-day IL with a hamstring injury) and Weathers (15-day IL with a forearm injury). \u201cTrent Grisham is \u2018very much in play\u2019 to make the roster. Ryan Weathers will potentially throw today before a call is made on him being on the roster,\u201d Kirschner\u2019s reports concluded.<\/p>\n

Boone can\u2019t afford an early elimination<\/p>\n

While the front office is still behind him, Boone is walking on thin ice with the fanbase in The Bronx, and he may not be able to survive an early playoff exit at the hands of the Red Sox. <\/p>\n

Some might say the Yankees aren\u2019t truly in a World-Series-or-bust situation, but that\u2019s always the end goal for the Pinstripers. In The Bronx, baseball seasons only matter in October, and Boone\u2019s future in New York could be decided in the biggest month of the year.<\/p>\n

Key takeawaysAaron Judge hit in the cage on Sunday while recovering from a calf strain.Boone remains undecided on including Giancarlo Stanton on the Wild Card roster.Trent Grisham is in play for the roster despite a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The clock is ticking. Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees have little time left before sending in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[35539,10094,3472,128,34722,9,24,321,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-359131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-aaron-boone","tag-aaron-judge","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-bronx","tag-giancarlo-stanton","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}