Aaron Judge remains on the injured list with a right soleus/calf strain and had not resumed hitting as of last week, leaving his status for Tuesday's series opener against Boston undecided. Trent Grisham, working back from a hamstring strain, took live at-bats over the weekend and is also in question.

Manager Aaron Boone tabbed Cam Schlittler, who owns a 2.00 ERA in his career against Boston, to start the Wild Card Series opener, with Max Fried set for Game 2 and Gerrit Cole in reserve for a potential Game 3.

On the regular season's final weekend, the Yankees retired CC Sabathia's number, the franchise's first such honor since Paul O'Neill in 2022. Sabathia went 134-88 with a 3.81 ERA for New York from 2009-2019, won the 2009 World Series and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2025.

With roughly five games left in the regular season and New York 4.0 games back in the AL East, salvaging a split at home against Baltimore keeps the week from becoming a full sweep loss.

New York trailed 4-0 before a three-run 7th tied it, and rookie George Lombard Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 8th. Austin Wells also homered. Cam Schlittler was ineffective over three innings before the bullpen, including Bradley Hanner's first career win, covered the rest.

Clarke Schmidt was placed on the 15-day injured list with right bicep neuritis, his second IL stint of the month. No return timeline has been established.

Ben Rice homered twice and Ryan McMahon added a third-inning grand slam as New York routed Tampa Bay 9-2 in the regular-season finale between the two clubs, who are now ticketed for a playoff rematch.

Rodon's best start of the season dropped his ERA to 2.67; he retired 19 straight at one point. Cody Bellinger hit the game's only runs on a 2-run homer in the 4th; David Bednar earned his 35th save. Tampa Bay clinched the AL East in the nightcap (see TB).

Judge, the Yankees' captain, will likely be out for the postseason opener just seven games after returning from a 75-game absence with a rib fracture. He received a platelet-poor plasma injection. New York entered Tuesday at 89-66 (later confirmed 90-66); Heliot Ramos and Trent Grisham (hamstring, questionable) are the fallback options.

Lost ARI series finale 8-4 (9/20) despite 3 HR in 3-batter stretch (Ramos, Lombard Jr, Jones) chasing Burnes; Headrick allowed granny to Arenado (27th HR) turning 4-2 lead to 6-4 deficit, took loss; Schreiber pitched 7th, allowed 2-run inning, confirms he's active on roster (waiver-claim detail itself remains unverified); live scorebug TB 0 NYY 0 in DH opener, 89-66, 2nd AL East, 6.0 GB, L2