Yankees planning for Aaron Judge to miss wild-card series, says Boone

If the New York Yankees are to return to the ALDS, they will likely have to get there without Aaron Judge .

The Yankees are not planning for Judge to be part of their wild-card roster as he recovers from a "moderate" calf strain, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday, per Chelsea Janes of SportsNet New York.

Boone, however, did not completely rule out the idea of Judge's return, per Janes.

Judge received a platelet-poor plasma injection for the injury, which will keep him from baseball activity for a few days, Boone said .

The slugger said Saturday he hoped to return for the post-season two days after landing on the 10-day injured list, which he had just come off one week prior after recovering from broken ribs.

Judge was 4 for 23 with 13 strikeouts and one extra-base hit in seven games since returning after more than three months. He's played just 66 games and has18 homers and 41 RBIs this season.

The Yankees have clinched a playoff spot but entered Tuesday six games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East and overwhelmingly likely to meet the Boston Red Sox in a three-game wild-card series.