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The Yankees swept the Red Sox in the wild-card round and entered the divisional round. Cole has performed stably since returning from TJ surgery this season, while Judge has been sidelined for a long time due to a strained right calf.
Cole. (File photo)
[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Yankees will start a division series with the American League hegemon Rays on the road tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. Taiwan time. Today the Stripes announced their starting pitcher, who will be led by Cy Young pitcher Gerrit Cole. The Rays also sent ace Drew Rasmussen.
The Yankees swept the feuding Red Sox in straight games in the wild card game. They used up prospect Cam Schlittler and star left-hander Max Fried in the two games respectively. The 36-year-old Cole will start in the divisional round. This season, Cole just returned from TJ surgery. He started 22 games and pitched 127 innings with 131 strikeouts, an ERA of 3.61, an ERA of +116, and a record of 10 wins and 9 losses.
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The biggest focus of the Yankees before the start of the divisional round is whether superstar Aaron Judge can play. Judge suffered a fatigue fracture on his right rib mid-season and was sidelined for about three months. At the end of the season, he was sidelined again due to a right calf strain and missed the wild card round. Head coach Aaron Boone said in an interview today that the team is currently monitoring Judge's condition to see if he has a chance to play at some point in the divisional round.
Judge suffered a moderate strain of the soleus muscle of his right calf on September 16, US time. He is still in the recovery period. It usually takes at least 3 weeks to fully recover. Judge himself also hopes to beat the comeback schedule and return early. Boone revealed that Judge trained at the Yankees spring training base this morning, but has not yet conducted running training, but it must be completed before returning.
The Yankees brought 10 pitchers and 16 outfielders in the wild-card round, but it is unlikely that they will adopt a similar configuration in the best-of-five divisional round against the Rays. Boone said Judge's injury may affect the Yankees' willingness to play him in the field, but the team already has a number of designated hitters including Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt. "We haven't made a decision yet, and all possibilities are still under consideration."
Judge. (File photo)

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