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Earlier in the week, New York Yankees<\/a> manager Aaron Boone<\/a>\u00a0revealed<\/span> that slugger and captain\u00a0<\/span>Aaron Judge<\/a> likely won’t play<\/a> in the expected American League wild-card playoff<\/a> series between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, Yankees fans were understandably stunned to learn on Wednesday that Judge declared<\/a> his “plan” is to be “ready to go” for the opening game of the wild-card series on Tuesday, Sept. 29.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the Yankees’ 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> on Wednesday night, Boone had an opportunity to respond to Judge’s comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Gary Phillips<\/a> of the New York Daily News, Boone was asked after Wednesday’s victory if his expectations have changed regarding Judge’s availability for the first round of the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n “No,” Boone responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n Judge was out<\/a>\u00a0of the Yankees’ lineup from June 1 through the evening of Sept. 7 with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, and he then\u00a0<\/span>appeared<\/a> in just seven games before he suffered what has been called a “moderate” calf strain.\u00a0<\/p>\nDoes Aaron Boone expect Aaron Judge to play in wild-card series?<\/h2>\n