Yankees Say Aaron Judge May Miss Start of Playoffs
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Aaron Judge, the star player for the New York Yankees, is not expected to be ready for the start of the wild card round of the baseball playoffs. He has a calf injury.
According to reports, Judge recently received an injection to help treat the problem in his calf. This suggests the injury may take some time to heal completely.
The wild card round is the first stage of the Major League Baseball playoffs. Teams that qualify play short series to move on to later rounds. Losing a top player like Judge before this round could hurt the Yankees' chances.
Judge is one of the best hitters in baseball and a key part of the Yankees' lineup. His absence would be a big loss for the team as they try to advance in the playoffs.
The news has been seen as good for the Boston Red Sox, a longtime rival of the Yankees. If the two teams meet in the playoffs, Boston could benefit from Judge not being at full strength.
It is not yet clear exactly how long Judge will be out or whether he could return later in the playoffs if his team advances. The Yankees have not given a full timeline for his recovery.
Fans and analysts will be watching closely to see how the team performs without one of its most important players, and whether Judge can return before the season ends.
Vocabulary10 words
- Yankees
- a well-known baseball team from New York
- wild card
- an early round in the playoffs for certain teams
- playoffs
- games played after the season to decide the champion
- calf
- the back part of the lower leg
- injection
- medicine given with a needle to treat an injury
- Red Sox
- a baseball team from Boston, and a big rival of the Yankees
- rival
- a team or person you often compete against
- lineup
- the list of players who play in a game
- absence
- when someone is not present
- timeline
- a plan showing when something will happen
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Aaron Judge, the star player for the New York _____, is not expected to be ready for the start of the _____ round of the baseball playoffs. He has a _____ injury.
According to reports, Judge recently received an _____ to help treat the problem in his calf.
Losing a top player like Judge before this round could hurt the Yankees' _____.
The news has been seen as good for the Boston _____, a longtime _____ of the Yankees.
It is not yet clear exactly how long Judge will be out, and the Yankees have not given a full _____ for his recovery.
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