{
  "id": 10715409,
  "title": "Aaron Judge misses cut, Giancarlo Stanton on Yankees Wild Card roster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/aaron-judge-misses-cut-giancarlo-stanton-on-yankees-wild-card-roster",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/aaron-judge-misses-cut-giancarlo-150049733.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York - Aaron Judge, despite his desire, will not be part of the Yankees Wild Card Series roster. The team announced a squad that featured Giancarlo Stanton but omitted Judge for the opener against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Stanton had been sidelined since April 25 due to three calf strains. Judge missed 84 games because of a fractured first right rib, followed by a moderate right calf strain on September 16. He participated in live batting practice during Monday's workout alongside Stanton, who made the cut, and Trent Grisham, who also made it after suffering a right hamstring strain since September 5. Judge's soleus strain, near his Achilles tendon, led to his exclusion from the initial playoff round. The Yankees' 26-man Wild Card roster includes pitchers Cam Schlittler, Max Fried, and Gerrit Cole, along with relievers David Bednar, Paul Blackburn, Will Warren, John Schreiber, Brent Headrick, Carlos Rodon, and Ryan Yarbrough. Infielders Luis Garcia Jr., Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice, Jazz Chisholm Jr., George Lombard Jr., Anthony Volpe, Ryan McMahon, Jose Caballero, and Amed Rosario, as well as outfielders Cody Bellinger, Spencer Jones, Trent Grisham, Heliot Ramos, and Giancarlo Stanton, are also part of the team.",
  "summary": "For the second straight postseason, the Red Sox and Yankees meet in a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series, beginning Tuesday night in the Bronx.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}