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Aaron Judge isn’t on Yankees’ ALDS roster. What would his role have been if he was?

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will miss the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays after the team left him off the 26-man roster for the second consecutive postseason round. “I decided that keeping him off was the best thing,” manager Aaron Boone told reporters hours before Game 1 on Saturday. “I […] The post Aaron Judge isn’t on Yankees’ ALDS roster. What would his role have been if he was? appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Hazen: D-Backs To Prioritize Adding Left-Handed Bats

The Diamondbacks finished the season at 86-76 but just barely missed the playoffs via the Phillies’ win over the Rays on the final day of the regular season. They’ll enter the offseason looking to upgrade and get back to October in 2027, and they’ll have some leadership continuity with manager Torey Lovullo retained for at […]

MLB Division Series: Yankees at Rays, Padres at Brewers

Here’s your thread for the two Division Series night games today. 5:30 p.m. CT: Yankees at Rays TV: TBS, truTV, HBO Max. Announcers: Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur and Lauren Shehadi. Gerrit Cole, RHP vs. Drew Rasmussen, RHP MLB.com Gameday Baseball-reference.com preview 7:30 p.m. CT: Padres at Brewers TV: FS1. Announcers: Adam Amin, Adam Wainwright, A.J. […]

Yankees’ Cam Schlittler trolls Rays fans before ALDS

New York Yankees star Cam Schlittler is a great pitcher. He also happens to enjoy trolling fans. With the Yankees preparing to play the Tampa Bay Rays on the road, Schlittler took an opportunity to troll Rays fans while speaking to reporters, via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “I wouldn’t say there’s really too much of […] The post Yankees’ Cam Schlittler trolls Rays fans before ALDS appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Yankees’ Aaron Boone’s strategy vs. Rays is painfully obvious in ALDS Game 1

The New York Yankees come into the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays with plenty of momentum. They easily defeated the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card round of the playoffs with two one-sided victories. For the second straight game, the Yankees are going with eight left-handed hitters against a right-handed […] The post Yankees’ Aaron Boone’s strategy vs. Rays is painfully obvious in ALDS Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Why Yankees’ Wild Card beatdown of Red Sox should scare Rays

Once the New York Yankees completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox in their American League Wild Card Series, it was difficult not to notice that they looked like a completely different team than the one that struggled to remain consistent at different points of the regular season. New York outscored Boston 18-2 in […] The post Why Yankees’ Wild Card beatdown of Red Sox should scare Rays appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Yankees reveal lineup for Game 1 of ALDS vs. Rays

The Yankees are set to continue their postseason run, and have revealed their lineup for Game 1 of the Division Series from Tampa Bay. Ben Rice leads off for the Yankees after dominating the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series, with expectations to continue his hot streak against the Rays. Bellinger will bat second […]

Rays’ Kevin Cash expresses disappointment on Aaron Judge’s ALDS absence with the NY Yankees

Following Aaron Judge's injury, the New York Yankees head into the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays, whose manager, Kevin Cash, weighed in on the captain's absence. Fresh off securing the AL East crown, the Tampa Bay Rays look to carry their momentum into the postseason as they gear up for a Division Series matchup against the New York Yankees . While the Bronx Bombers will be without superstar Aaron Judge, they do welcome back Giancarlo Stanton to the postseason roster. Rays manager Kevin Ca...

Details On The Yankees/Orioles Deadline Talks About Adley Rutschman

Prior to the blockbuster deal that sent Adley Rutschman to the Red Sox at the trade deadline, the Orioles were also discussing Rutschman with two other division rivals.  The Rays and Yankees were known to have shown some interest in Rutschman’s services, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post shared some details on the […]

MLB Notebook: Division Series takes center stage as baseball’s biggest arms take over October

The Yankees pummeled the Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series for the second straight year, sweeping Boston out of the Bronx.New York showed no mercy, crushing the Red Sox, 9-0, in Game 1 before finishing the sweep with a 9-2 victory in Game 2. Now, the Yankees turn their attention to the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays, and they'll once again do it without Aaron Judge.

Aaron Judge Out as Yankees Turn to $325M Pro for Crucial Clash vs. Rays

The New York Yankees enter their ALDS in Florida without their captain, forcing a lineup reshuffle against Tampa Bay. The Yankees are coming off a Wild Card series sweep against the Red Sox, and after that performance, the team has decided to continue without their captain and let him recover. And the Yankees have chosen […] The post Aaron Judge Out as Yankees Turn to $325M Pro for Crucial Clash vs. Rays appeared first on EssentiallySports .

Bucs-Packers Split Decisions At JoeBucsFan World Headquarters

Optimism is in the air! And Joe’s not talking about the Lightning home opener tonight, or the Rays starting their postseason at the Trop, or USF looking to extend its undefeated football season. The winless Bucs (0-3) have a football […] The post Bucs-Packers Split Decisions At JoeBucsFan World Headquarters appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .

Open Thread For Saturday’s Division Series Games

I’m putting this together the night before, because I’m out tomorrow morning. We have four games today. Game One: 1:00 Eastern: White Sox @ Guardians: Smith vs. Messick. Game Two: 4:00 Eastern: Braves @ Dodgers. Game Three: 6:30 Eastern: Yankees @ Rays. Cole vs. Rasmussen. Game Four: 8:50 Eastern: Padres @ Brewers. Ray vs. Misiorowski. […]

MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 1

The Wild Card round came and went, with three series sweeps and one series ending in a game three battle. Now it’s time to get into the meat of October with a weekend slate of NLDS and ALDS matchups. The Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers will get into the […]

Division Series Games One discussion thread

Both the American League Divisional Series and the National League Divisional Series kick off today. In the early game, the White Sox go to Cleveland for a noon start in a game on TBS and TruTV. The Dodgers host the Braves in a 3 p.m. game on Fox. The Rays and the Yankees square off […]

Why Yankees are turning to Gerrit Cole over Carlos Rodon in Game 1 of ALDS

The New York Yankees will start Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, choosing him over Carlos Rodon. Cole will face Tampa Bay right-hander Drew Rasmussen. The decision was influenced heavily by the environment at Tropicana Field, where the Yankees believe Cole’s arsenal performs […] The post Why Yankees are turning to Gerrit Cole over Carlos Rodon in Game 1 of ALDS appeared first on ClutchPoints .

ALDS Series Preview 2026

Both ALDS start Saturday, and they both look to be exciting matchups. On one side of the bracket, the one-seed Tampa Bay Rays will host the four-seed New York Yankees. On the other side, the two-seed Cleveland Guardians will host the six-seed Chicago White Sox. The ALDS is a five-game series, split two-two-one between the home and away teams. They will run Saturday, October 3, through, potentially, Saturday, October 10. Let’s take a look at some key storylines and players more The post ALDS ...

Why Yankees fans don’t have to panic for ALDS vs. Rays despite Aaron Judge’s injury absence

The Tampa Bay Rays were preparing as if Aaron Judge would be available for the American League Division Series. The New York Yankees were initially hopeful that the former MVP would be ready to go. As Judge continues to recover from a calf injury, however, it was announced on Saturday that Judge is not on […] The post Why Yankees fans don’t have to panic for ALDS vs. Rays despite Aaron Judge’s injury absence appeared first on ClutchPoints .